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For more than 100 years, Californians have embraced the idea that if you don’t like the way state laws work, go out and write some of your own.

When something bad happens on a cruise ship you tend to hear about it. But bad press hasn’t done a thing to stall the growth of the cruise ship business.

As Americans go to the polls, one of the closest presidential races in years may be determined by a state in the Midwest and a hurricane named Sandy.

The costly Republican primary has been draining Mitt Romney's wallet and giving President Barack Obama time to build an expansive campaign architecture with offices in 45 states and hundreds of employees.

Details behind the sexual abuse charges against former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky.

The federal minimum wage increases by 70 cents on Thursday to $6.55 an hour. About one quarter of the people who work for a minimum wage are teenagers, but most are adults like 63-year-old Shirley Golliday.

America's Memorial Day is an occasion for large ceremonies in Belgium, a country twice liberated by U.S. soldiers. But in one small town, a ceremony will celebrate the memory of Gerald Sorensen, a U.S. airman who was shot down -- and joined the resistance.

Polls in the three largest battleground states -- Florida, Virginia and Ohio -- have closed, but it will be some time before the results are known. NPR has called other states, and no surprises here: President Obama has won Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Maine, Maryland and Rhode Island. Gov. Romney has won Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

President Obama has won the key battleground state of Ohio, narrowing the path to victory for Mitt Romney. The president has also won three other key states, New Hampshire, Iowa and Pennsylvania. If Obama holds the "Midwestern firewall" -- by winning Wisconsin -- he can cede Virginia and Florida to Romney and still win the election.

A controversial plan to re-route traffic through San Diego's historic Balboa Park goes before the city council today. We'll break down the renovation plans and explain the renovation plans and have both sides of the debate.