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California's lack of snow is no problem for Obi, a sled dog a thousand miles from the North Pole, pulling an "urban sled" to the delight of his devoted human owner, Rancy Reyes.

Although Nevada is considered the 'gold standard' in gaming regulation, the state has been met with tough scrutiny of some of its practices . By the end of this week, Nevada is expected to be the first state in the nation to have regulations in place for Internet poker play.

Michele Bachmann, Republican presidential candidate, is not talking about the bullying of gay teens in her district. Michele Bachmann, Republican presidential candidate, is not talking about the bullying of gay teens in her district. On Friday, CBS News reported that Minnesota resident Alex Limon asked the Minnesota Congresswoman what she intends to do about the bullying. ?That's not a federal issue,? Bachmann answered at a rally in Costa Mesa, California. Over the past two years, nine teens in the Anoka-Hennepin school district have committed suicide, including 15-year-old Justin Aaberg, who hanged himself last July after suffering years of anti-gay harassment. The Anoka-Hennepin school district, which is located in Bachmann's congressional district, has been been criticized for its ?neutrality policy? on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. The policy, critics say, foments a hostile environment for gay youth or teens perceived to be gay. On Thursday, Tammy Aaberg, Justin

NEW YORK (Reuters) - California has broken up what it called a ring of law firms that fraudulently induced struggling homeowners nationwide to pay thousands of dollars each to file mass lawsuits against their mortgage lenders.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut its ratings outlook on Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway to "negative" from "stable" on Monday, part of a broad action on 10 insurers linked to last Friday's downgrade of the United States credit rating.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut its ratings outlook on Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway to "negative" from "stable" on Monday, part of a broad action on 10 insurers linked to last Friday's downgrade of the United States credit rating.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> reported a larger second-quarter profit on Friday, as favorable investment results and strength in the rail and manufacturing businesses offset another underwriting loss in insurance.

The National Ballet of Cuba plans to deliver a "message of peace" when it leaves Sunday for its first United States tour in eight years, its director, Alicia Alonso, has said.

HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban National Ballet heads to the United States next week for a month-long tour that director and ballet legend Alicia Alonso hopes will bring happiness to U.S.-Cuba relations that have been unhappy for half a century.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Brianna Karp has had an unfortunate life -- sexual abuse, date rape, an unhappy Internet love affair and homelessness.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. citizens and their two companies were indicted on Thursday for illegally exporting millions of dollars worth of computers to Iran via the United Arab Emirates, the Justice Department said.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown is nearly halfway to closing a state budget gap of nearly $27 billion, but the state's partisan divide has derailed his original plan for plugging the remainder of the shortfall and it's not clear what will take its place.

Calif. governor rejects parole for dentist who killed 3 with anesthetic overdose. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has rejected parole for a Southern California man who killed three of his dental patients in the 1980s by administering fatal doses of a general anesthetic, the man's attorney said Thursday.

Marry Christmas: Santa lends a knee at California mall for man's surprise marriage proposal. Santa has conspired with a love-struck California man by lending a knee for a surprise marriage proposal.

Auditor who missed scandals in scandal-plagued Los Angeles suburb fast-tracks outside review. An auditing firm has hired an independent accounting company to review its failure to flag repeated fraud and mismanagement in this scandal-plagued suburb of Los Angeles.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 40,000 ultra-rich Americans may have another reason to celebrate the holiday season if President Barack Obama's latest estate tax proposals are passed by Congress.

Experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan give veterans their own views of midterm elections. Just days after returning from Iraq, Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Ahn ordered a beer ? and got an earful on the side.

Police say Calif. coroner identifies mummified body that was left in car for 10 months. Medical examiners have identified a mummified corpse that was left in a car's passenger seat for 10 months in Southern California, a police spokesman said Friday.

Police in California say woman drove around with mummified body in passenger seat for months. Police have launched an investigation after discovering that a Southern California woman drove around for months with a homeless woman's mummified body in her passenger seat.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Women who hate skinny jeans can rejoice this spring when the extra-tight denim that has dominated the market for more than two years makes way for wide-leg cuts.