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- Wendy Davis victory, and four more takeaways from Texas primary
Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary in Texas. Now Wendy Davis squares off against Greg Abbott in what will likely be the most expensive governor's race ever held in Texas.
Hillary Clinton joins chorus of 'Putin behaving like Hitler'Hillary Clinton compared Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Crimea to Adolf Hitler's moves in the 1930s. Sen. John McCain and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a similar comparison.
New Jersey explosion kills one, injures sevenNew Jersey explosion: Twenty or more homes remained uninhabitable Wednesday at a town house development where a gas leak led to an explosion a day earlier.
Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott set to face off for Texas governorAttorney General Greg Abbott (R) and Wendy Davis (D), best known for the 'Stand with Wendy' abortion rights filibuster, won their respective primaries in the race for Texas governor.
Teresa Giudice: 'Real Housewife' and her husband plead guilty to fraudTeresa Giudice has parlayed her "Real Housewives" fame into cookbooks and specialty food, drink, and hair care product lines. She has continued to work on the show while under indictment and plans to continue until her sentencing.
Mardi Gras 2014: Cold, gray day doesn't stop New Orleans revelryMardi Gras 2014: Temperatures in the 40s and a cold rain dampened some spirits, but didn't stop the Mardi Gras parades or parties in New Orleans.
Army sexual assault case: Why did the prosecutor change his mind?Army sex case: The Army prosecutor urged that the most serious charges against Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair be dropped, but his superiors insisted the case move forward.
Identity theft, debt collection, and payday loans top list of consumer fraud complaintsIdentity theft led the list of top consumer complaints in 2013, with US consumers reporting that they lost over $1.6 billion to various types of fraud, reports the Federal Trade Commission.
Author of controversial gay marriage study testifies in Mich. trialUniversity of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus, the author of a controversial study of children with a parent who at some point had a same-sex relationship, testified in defense of Michigan's ban on gay marriage.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would consider Bucks postKareem Abdul-Jabbar began his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, with the franchise at a crossroads, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may stage a comeback as a team executive.
Air Force Academy: Did 40 freshmen cheat in chemistry class?The US Air Force Academy is investigating yet another cheating scandal. Some 40 freshmen may have copied portions of a lab report for a chemistry class. It is the fourth probe of cheating involving a group of cadets at the Air Force Academy since 2004.
- Inmate IQ scores: The right test for execution exemption?
Inmate IQ scores: The US Supreme Court questioned whether an IQ score of 70 or less was the right test for a Florida death-row inmate to be declared as mentally disabled.
Why Michelle Obama will visit China (and blog about it)Michelle Obama will travel to China from March 19-26 and visit with China's first lady, as well as high school and college students. Michelle Obama says she'll post a daily travel blog on the White House website.
- Alaska Iditarod: A 1,000-mile race for $50,000 and a pickup truck
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicked off Sunday when 69 mushers and their canine teams left Willow, Alaska. The 1,000 mile race usually lasts about nine days – for the winner.
- Washington DC shut down by another winter storm
Ice and as much as 10 inches of snow were forecast Monday in Washington, Baltimore and elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic region. Some 3,000 flights have been canceled. Is this winter's last gasp?
- USS Somerset: A tribute to passengers of Flight 93
USS Somerset is the US Navy's latest amphibious transport dock warship. The USS Somerset is named after the Pennsylvania county where United Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.
- Navy jet crash: F/A-18C goes down in Nevada
Navy jet crash: The pilot died in a F/A-18C jet that went down during a training exercise Saturday in western Nevada. The Navy jet crash occurred a during a snow storm and in mountainous, remote terrain.
Crisis in Ukraine: United States preparing hard line on Russian occupationOfficials have been meeting at the White House since Russia announced that it was intervening in Crimea.
- Boston bombing suspect: Why an FBI agent is always listening
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev made a "statement to his detriment" to his sister, while the FBI was present. Lawyers for the Boston bombing suspect want to remove FBI agents from meetings with their client.
- Obama on Ukraine: There will be 'costs' if Russia invades Crimea
The US President warned Russia not to intervene in the disputed province, but Putin appears to not be heeding that warning.
