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Border bunglers: 10 odd smuggling attempts foiled by US agents

Drugs are just a few of the illegal products – from the exotic to the mundane – that people attempt to sneak across the US-Mexico border everyday. Here are 10 examples of creative ways people tried to sneak something past Customs.
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To regain kids, FLDS women try new tactic: public relations

Texas judge rules that 416 children must remain in state custody for now, orders DNA tests.
Thorny issues in prosecuting polygamist sect

One question is whether Texas will retain custody of 416 children. Experts say criminal charges are likely, too.
Arizona's 'virtual' border wall gets a reality check

The viability of a high-tech barrier to detect illegal border crossers remains uncertain, after a pilot project struggles.
Arizona considers a guest worker program of its own

It is fast tracking bills that would allow the state to admit temporary workers from Mexico.
On Saturn's moons, some unexpected hints of water

Cassini flyby reveals water vapor in plume from Enceladus. A hidden ocean on Titan?
On U.S.-Mexican border, new deterrent is jail time

Along a 12-mile stretch, border patrol agents say a zero-tolerance plan has resulted in a 78 percent decrease in arrests.
Congress moves closer to preserving Western beauty

It is considering designating millions of US-owned acres as a permanent conservation system.
Climate change’s most deadly threat: drought

Anthropologist Brian Fagan uses Earth’s distant past to predict the crises that may lie in its future.
Climate change's most deadly threat: drought

Anthropologist Brian Fagan uses Earth's distant past to predict the crises that may lie in its future.
Climate change's most deadly threat: drought

Anthropologist Brian Fagan uses Earth's distant past to predict the crises that may lie in its future.
E-Verify: worker status with a click of a mouse

Arizona law requires employers to use federal database to determine employee eligibility.
After housing bust, hard times in Arizona

State and local governments tighten belts as tax revenues fall, a ripple effect of the housing slump.
Lakes Mead and Powell could run dry by 2021

It's a 50 percent possibility, a new Scripps study finds, which would squeeze water supplies in Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico.
They're here, there, and everywhere

Lives change. That's why she keeps her address book in pencil.
Do polar bears need U.S. protection?

A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.
Do polar bears need U.S. protection?

A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.
New tool to fight global warming: Endangered Species Act?

A recent deal to protect the habitat of endangered coral may offer US environmentalists new leverage.
Better mousetrap builders

How small-time inventors - alone or in clubs - make widgets for fun (and maybe a profit).