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After two weeks of dispute with St. Lucie County elections officials, Florida Rep. Allen West conceded the race for Florida's 18th Congressional District to Democrat Patrick Murphy on Tuesday.

The Marine Corps is forming the first squadron of pilots to fly the next-generation strike fighter jet, months after lawmakers raised concern that there was a rush to end the testing of an aircraft hit with technical problems.

A federal judge in El Paso sentenced former county commissioner Willie Gandara Jr. to 6.5 years in prison on drug charges.

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California starts the ball rolling Wednesday on a controversial scheme is designed to help keep the planet from overheating: Businesses will have to get a permit if they emit greenhouse gases.

A few years ago, while working on another story, reporter Tony Dokoupil stumbled across the fact that, in the 1970s and '80s, his father, Anthony Dokoupil, had been a big-time marijuana smuggler.

For 10 years, journalist Yang Jinsheng secretly collected official evidence about the terrible famine in China a half-century ago. In his chilling book Tombstone — which is banned in his homeland — Yang estimates that 36 million people died of starvation and other causes during the famine, even as grain exports continued.

When we think of ready-to-eat meals, we usually think of those packets of nutrient-dense soldiers' rations, like the Army sandwich that stays fresh for two years. These pouches of food are typically deployed in the field, and are consequently designed to withstand the abuses of temperature and time that would destroy fresh fare.

Steve Martin plays the banjo at the Balboa Theater this weekend while San Diego families can build forts in Escondido. Those are just two of the events our guests recommend for your weekend itinerary.

Some states, lagging behind in the export business, see golden opportunity in Mexico's ports.