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Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.

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USA Update Janet Napolitano steps down at DHS: Who will replace her? (+video)

Janet Napolitano guided DHS through challenging times marked by debates over border security and immigration, airport security policies that critics say were too intrusive, and scrutiny of the federal response to natural disasters.
Immigration reform too late to fix one big problem, studies say

Immigration reform aims to fix a migrant worker system that all sides say is broken. But demographic and economic trends in Mexico mean the era of cheap migrant labor flooding American fields is nearing an end, two studies say.
Why no sign of 'sequester' cuts in perky April jobs report?

Economic doom and gloom were supposed to follow the 'sequester' cuts in federal spending, but there's no evidence in the April jobs report that the labor market has been hurt. Just wait, warn some economists.
Mars might still harbor life, say scientists

Liquid water might flow seasonally at some places on Mars, potentially supporting microbial life, say some researchers.
First college to raise $1B? Stanford beats Harvard

First college to raise $1B in 2012: Stanford University was first in US fund raising for the eighth year in a row. Stanford raised $1.035 billion. How did other colleges do? Harvard University brought in $650 million, Yale University - $544 million, and the University of Southern California got $492 million.
'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography

Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
Stir It Up! The rise of independent cheesemakers

Artisanal cheesemakers represent a new version of an old American dream: people making living doing what they want, where they want, on their own land. An MIT anthropologist looks inside the growing world of do-it-yourself American cheesemakers.
New UC logo: Marketing blunder? Or is storm of criticism overblown?

The venerable University of California traded in its traditional logo for something modern, eliciting a New Media blast of derision. Some experts say the storm over the new UC logo will pass.
Global Viewpoint Growing wealth concentration threatens to end American opportunity as we know it

The American creed of equal opportunity is in danger of becoming Hollywood fiction. Wealth concentration, manufacturing's demise, and technology eliminating jobs are destroying upward mobility. We must invest in education, training, and R&D. We must also pay for it.
Paper Economy How likely is another US recession?

After a few years of mediocre growth, the probability of sliding back into a other recession is enough to cause some worry.
Prop 37: Safer food or invitation for lawsuits?

Prop 37: The California ballot initiative would require genetically modified food to be labeled. But critics say Prop 37 invites lawsuits against food producers and grocery stores.
Two Americans awarded Nobel Prize for economics (+video)

A pair of economics professors will receive the 2012 Nobel Prize in economics for research in stable allocations.
Energy Voices Gas prices: Can the economy weather another rise to $4 gas?

High oil prices and rising gas prices weaken an economy because they reduce discretionary spending and indirectly cause people to be laid-off from work, Tverberg writes. Can the US economy stand another jump in prices?
Hubble Space Telescope reveals extreme view (+video)

The penetrating gaze of the Hubble Space Telescope grants viewers the deepest glimpse ever into the universe's past.
Pussy Riot sentenced: Is chorus of support helpful, or just fashionable?

Cities across the US took part Friday in Pussy Riot Global Day, but it's not clear whether the support, from governments and celebrities, will help members of the feminist punk group who were sentenced to prison for criticizing Vladimir Putin.
College may be out of reach for young immigrants

College may not be an option for young adults who can't apply for loans or private scholarships.
Modern Parenthood Danell Leyva and John Orozco: Fathers deserve medal in parenting

Danell Leyva and John Orozco have both received unwavering support from their fathers, who both set a standard for modern parents trying to connect with their kids through sport. Where's the gold medal for parenting?
Prominent climate change denier now admits he was wrong (+video)

Richard Muller, who directed a Koch-funded climate change project, has undergone a 'total turnaround' on his stance on global warming, which he now admits is caused by human activity.
Focus Fearing boycott, Israeli academics warn against accrediting West Bank school

The Israeli higher education committee for the West Bank approved accreditation of Ariel University Center today. One university president warns the move endangers Israel's 'next Nobel prize.'
Vanishing space dust baffles scientists (+video)

The protoplanetary disk circling a young star has suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a big mystery.
Is Obama really losing the money battle? A fundraising Q&A.

President Obama is claiming that Mitt Romney and his allies could outspend him, but the truth (not surprisingly) is a little more complicated. Here is what's known about the money race.
A tomato by any other gene: Just as sweet? (+video)

New research shows that the bland flavor of a popular variety of firm tomatoes is caused by a genetic switch. Locating this switch may enable scientists to create good-tasting and good-shipping tomatoes in the future.
Focus Supersize America: Whose job to fight obesity?

Banning large sodas, blocking restaurants in some neighborhoods, posting calories, kicking snack foods out of schools. Are anti-obesity campaigns crossing the line into nanny state intrusion?
Indiana University mourns Elinor Ostrom, only woman to win Nobel in economics

Indiana University professor Elinor Ostrom, the first and only woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, is remembered by her colleagues as 'an irreplaceable and magnificent treasure.'
As prehistoric birds emerged, giant insects departed (+video)

As the first birds took to the skies about 150 million years ago, huge insects started to decline, say scientists.