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An annual dog show in Iowa showcases bulldogs.

The University of California has accepted a record 60,008 California residents as freshmen for the coming fall despite worries that cuts in state funding could lead to overcrowded campuses and tuition increases, officials said.

With most Americans expecting to receive a tax rebate of up to $600 ($1,200 for married couples), there are plenty of ways to get the most vacation for your buck, say travel experts. Whether it’s a cruise, a tropical paradise, or family travel, these trips can all be done for under $600 a person.

So patient for 20 years, Kansas had no problem working an extra five minutes to bring a long-awaited championship back to the heartland.

Conservatives complain that college professors lean left when it comes to politics — and the data mostly show that’s true. But new research suggests the personal politics of academics have little effect on what their students think.

RENO, Nev. (AP)- Beer sales will continue at Nevada’s Mackay Stadium during the upcoming Wolf Pack football season with stepped up security and increased monitoring at concession stands, university president Milton Glick said Tuesday.

School officials had considered banning beer sales after a number of fans had expressed concerns that “alcohol had a negative impact on their game-day experience,” Glick said.

The recent spike in gas prices appears to be a psychological tremor so far, enough for most to take notice and for some to make adjustments, but not high enough to make Americans change their habits and plans too much.

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Amy Winehouse may have been physically absent from the Grammy awards on Sunday, but her presence was strong as the famously troubled singer won four awards, including song of the year for her autobiographical hit “Rehab.”

PHOENIX (AP) — The police agencies responsible for patrolling the Super Bowl say they’re not aware of any threat so far to the biggest single-day sporting event in the country, but they’ve organized a massive build up of security just in case.