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It's not about making designer beer. Johns Hopkins scientists and undergrads stitched together strands of yeast DNA as a step in exploring the essential genetics of various species: What makes us us?

A judge this week sentenced more than 500 men to death for the killing a policemen. He's now presiding over a case with 700 defendants as the country's courts come under increasing criticism.

In a rebuke of Moscow, the 193-member body votes to condemn Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.

Beginning with Nixon, he served three presidents in Cabinet-level positions and was regarded as a "hawkish and erudite" thinker on economics and national security. Schlesinger was 85.

Initially, she ran from agents in her attempt to illegally enter the U.S. But after three days alone in the Arizona desert, Brenda lit a fire to get their attention. Her story is not uncommon.

The allegations against State Sen. Leland Yee were outlined in an FBI affidavit in support of a criminal complaint against Yee and 25 other people.

A coalition of state and local groups gathered in downtown San Diego on Wednesday to protest prison overcrowding and the expansion of Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether the Secret Service can be sued for a 2004 incident in which agents ordered police to move demonstrators away from President George W. Bush.

President Vladimir Putin's swift move to annex Crimea has been popular among many Russians. But when it comes to Russia's economy many analysts think the country's prospects are looking weaker.

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says that he's resigned his military post and will run for president in July elections.