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Fuel convoys are expensive and dangerous, pushing the military to seek out new energy sources. That frequently pairs them with alternative energy startups, which some call risky ventures. For the companies themselves, the chance to work with the military means more investment and a chance to expand.

They rose to fame 40 years apart, but Rita Moreno and John Leguizamo say they both faced some of the same hurdles in a town that sometimes just sees brown — and they both got over them with a signature sense of humor.

Pitcher Derek Holland gave up just two hits over 8 1/3 innings and catcher Mike Napoli hit a three-run home run as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Game five of the World Series is tonight.

Tunisians proud of sparking the Arab Spring are now celebrating another first in this long revolutionary season: a free and fair election. After decades of dictatorship, Tunisians happily waited in long lines to cast their votes for a national assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution. Election officials say in some areas the turnout was 90 percent.

The issue of immunity for U.S. troops appears to have been the key factor in the Obama administration's decision to withdraw virtually all American soldiers from Iraq at the end of this year. Iraqis are sensitive to the immunity issue, and most did not want to grant it because of high-profile killings of civilians during the war. But they're also using it to their political advantage.

The magnitude-7.2 quake killed scores of people and sparked widespread panic as buildings collapsed. Renee Montagne shares the latest.

Questions have been raised about the official line that he died in crossfire. Videos and other evidence seem to indicate he was executed.

One man was pulled from the rubble of the magnitude-7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey after he managed to call for help on his cellphone. With the death toll over 200 and dozens of people feared trapped, rescuers on Monday searched piles of debris from collapsed buildings.

"An arbitrary and unlawful financial blockade ... has destroyed 95% of our revenue," the group says.

Dozens of popular high-end pharmaceuticals — from Lipitor to Nexium to Plavix — are going off-patent in the coming months and years. That will lead to a big drop in drug costs. But analysts say that could be offset by a price increase in other areas.