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Imagine the U.S. government saying to the people living around Yellowstone, "You know what? All those wild animals in the park — the grizzlies, the bison, the wolves — they belong to you." This is exactly what the government of Namibia has done in a radical experiment to save wildlife — and the people who share their land.

Census figures show the Hispanic population in the largely white state of Iowa, while only 5 percent, has almost doubled since 2000. In tiny West Liberty, the mayor says half the local businesses are probably Hispanic-owned. The town's dual language program in schools is also attracting residents from nearby cities.

One in every six U.S. residents is now Latino. While the majority of the nation's Hispanics reside in just three states — California, Texas and Florida — the Latino population increased in virtually every state and grew in 2,962 of America's 3,142 counties.

The Frys.com Open brought the first PGA Tour win for Bryce Molder, who joined the tour in 2002. But the tournament was also memorable for Tiger Woods, who played well — and survived having a hot dog thrown at him on the putting green.

The Chinese hairy crabs at one lake near Shanghai are in huge demand. Counterfeiters have taken advantage of this, finding multiple ways to claim their crabs are from the lake.

Since January, the U.S. economy has been hit by a series of external shocks that brought a modest recovery nearly to a halt. The slowdown, however, may have been under way even before the shocks took place.

It's likely that the number of people who ate cantaloupe contaminated with listeria far exceeds the number of illnesses and deaths reported so far. So why aren't more of us sick? When it comes to vulnerability to food-borne illness, factors like age, stomach acid and the common cold can all come into play.

The Occupy Wall Street movement has latched on to the idea that its supporters are the "99 percent" of Americans who aren't superrich. The "53 percent" say they're the Americans who pay most of the taxes.

The X-47B drone will be the first to land on an aircraft carrier. It is also jet-powered, unlike its propeller-driven counterparts.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab prayed and perfumed himself on a U.S.-bound airliner before attempting to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear, a federal prosecutor said as the suspect's trial opened in Detroit.