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Huge. And large enough to see a massive approaching predator, like a sperm whale. But finding this out was no easy task; giant squids are mysterious creatures and it's hard to get accurate measurements.

Lawmakers in at least six states — all women and all Democrats — have proposed bills or amendments in the last few weeks that aim to regulate a man's access to reproductive health care. The proposals are a response to legislation that would limit women's access to those services.

New York has approved a bill that will make it the first state to require a DNA sample from almost anyone convicted of a crime. Backers say the resulting DNA database could be used to prove innocence as well as guilt, but civil liberties groups are wary.

The university's president apologized shortly after the NCAA tournament game was over.

A blistering report finds the government team concealed documents that would have helped the late Ted Stevens, a longtime Republican senator from Alaska, defend himself against false-statements charges in 2008. Stevens lost his Senate seat as the scandal played out and later died in a plane crash.

Louisiana lawmakers are backing plans for low- and moderate-income families to use public money for sending children to private schools. The plan is being…

At SXSW, Springsteen gave a keynote address that traced the music most important to his career. The man many view as rock's ideal took the microphone for nearly an hour to stump for his love of all flavors of pop music. Watch the entire speech here.

A 44-year-old man in the Hollygrove neighborhood was shot dead Thursday evening, according to a statement released by the New Orleans Police…

Newcomers from Minneapolis, Polica arrived in Austin aloft on a boatload of buzz. Their live show mixed two live drummers and the heavily manipulated vocals of singer Channy Leaneagh.

The Baltimore band, led by Jana Hunter, favors mood over showmanship, but its live show builds intensity out of difficult emotions mixed with washes of guitar noise and wails of feedback.