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Baseball spring training: The facts, from history to cheap seats

Spring training is when players shed the winter rust by limbering up on warm, sun-baked diamonds, sign autographs galore, and provide hope that this may be their team’s year. As preseason games between major-league teams begin on Saturday, here are a few facts to give you some background on spring ball.
In Pictures: It's Mardi Gras time all over the world!
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/16
Eight ways $100 oil may affect you

Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
In Pictures: Louisiana oil spill

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Trayvon Martin case: sparks of racial violence appear

Police report isolated incidents of blacks attacking whites in the name of 'justice for Trayvon Martin.' The incidents are rare, but they indicate frustrations in the African-American community.
Despite Santorum wins in Alabama and Mississippi, Romney focused on Obama

The GOP frontrunner is pitching his candidacy towards defeating President Obama in the general election, but his drawn-out battle with Rick Santorum is taking money and attention.
Romney's status could be clearer after Deep South primaries

A pair of closely fought primaries Tuesday in Alabama and Mississippi also could render a possible final verdict on Newt Gingrich's Southern-focused candidacy and give Rick Santorum the two-man race he's sought againstRomney.
The Vote
A Southern victory for Mitt Romney? Tuesday could be the charm. (+video)

With Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum splitting the conservative vote, polls put Mitt Romney right in the thick of it in both Alabama and Mississippi.
Baseball spring training: The facts, from history to cheap seats

Spring training is when players shed the winter rust by limbering up on warm, sun-baked diamonds, sign autographs galore, and provide hope that this may be their team’s year. As preseason games between major-league teams begin on Saturday, here are a few facts to give you some background on spring ball.
In Pictures: It's Mardi Gras time all over the world!
Best in Show: Costly Westminster win for Malachy the Pekingese

Best in Show at Westminster will garner Malachy the Pekingese prestige and fame, but not much else. What did his Best in Show run cost?
USPS to slow first class mail, close centers in Ga. and Ala.

The Postal Service's cuts would close 252 of the nation's 461 mail processing centers beginning next spring. They would result in the elimination of roughly 28,000 jobs.
Does 'Occupy Wall Street' have leaders? Does it need any?

As politicians and the media scramble to identify 'Occupy Wall Street' leaders, members of the protest movement are not playing along. But do they really need any? There are pros and cons to leaderless movements.
Occupy Wall Street: flash in the pan or beginning of a movement?

A growth spurt sent the Occupy Wall Street movement sprawling across the US and into other countries. It's showing greater organization and widening appeal. Will it hold together?
Is oil leaking in the Gulf from the BP spill site?

A patch of oil has been documented about a quarter-mile northeast of the Macondo wellhead leased by BP. The company has provided a live feed of the Gulf well to officials, who could not see leakage.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/16
Tornado outbreak is possibly the deadliest in 37 years

The nation's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., reports that tornadoes this year have already claimed more lives than all of last year, possibly making this the deadliest tornado outbreak since the 1974.
The first tea party movie? 'Atlas Shrugged' strikes a chord with activists.

The box-office results for 'Atlas Shrugged' show that cinematic clashes between self-made industrialists and government bureaucrats fit this moment in American history snugly, addressing tea party sentiments.
7 killed in Ala. storms, bringing US toll to 16

Combined with earlier reported fatalities in Arkansas and Oklahoma, the confirmed death toll had risen to 16 by early Saturday — the nation's deadliest storm of the season.
Budget stalemate: Why America won't raise taxes

Budget stalemate has many on Capitol Hill crunching numbers. With any new budget, taxes may be the real third rail of politics. Can the U.S. solve its fiscal woes without more revenue?
Eight ways $100 oil may affect you

Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
Fat Tuesday: biggest crowds since Katrina? Big Easy hopes so.

Fat Tuesday celebration expected to be largest since hurricane Katrina. New Orleans firms need big influx of Fat Tuesday tourists.
Diggin' It
How to grow and prepare beets

A gardener and a chef team up to show you how to grow beets and then use them in a delicious salad.
Baby dolphin die-off in Gulf: Cold water, not oil spill, the culprit?

Runoff from unusual snowfall in Alabama caused water temperatures in Mobile Bay to drop suddenly, possibly leading to stillbirths of baby dolphins, researchers say. Poisoning as a result last year's oil spill is another possible culprit.
Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark

Rickwood Field – the country's oldest ballpark – is rich in baseball lore and legend.
September 11 in schools: How teachers are helping students understand

September 11 can be a difficult subject for students to make sense of, but teachers have an expanding set of resources to help students think about the day.
Oil rig explosion off Louisiana coast

Oil rig explosion was west of the site of the April explosion that caused the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig explosion was reported by a commercial helicopter flying over the area Thursday morning. All 13 people aboard the oil rig have been accounted for.
Chapter & Verse
The Great Typo Hunt

An interview with the men who spent two and a half months on a cross-country mission to eliminate typos.
If BP qualifies for $10 billion cleanup tax break, should it get one?

BP says it will seek a $9.9 billion tax write-off based on the $32 billion it expects to spend on Gulf oil spill cleanup and recovery. One US senator is already calling for hearings to prevent it.