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What's been learned from the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti? And, what do local residents need to do to prepare for the possibility of a large earthquake in our region? We speak to a local geology professor, and a representative from the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services.

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has been euthanized after new setbacks in the attempt to save the colt's life after a broken hind leg ended his career in the Preakness Stakes race in May. Barbaro, who was 4 years old, received an outpouring of public support and interest after his injury.

The story of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the tens of thousands of children refugees from the Sudanese civil war, is the basis for Dave Eggers' new novel, What Is the What. Eggers and Deng talk about their collaboration and the traumas the "Lost Boys" endured.

Mourners around the country commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with moments of silence, pauses in routine -- and with large events at New York City's Ground Zero; in Shanksville Pa., where Flight 93 crashed; and at the Pentagon. In New York, loved ones read aloud the names of 2,749 victims to a crowd that began assembling before dawn.

A week after a half million people fled Southern California's wildfires, shelters began closing and residents were figuring out what to do next -- even as firefighters kept a wary eye on the possibili

A letter from a New York hedge fund invites readers to "capitalize from the carnage," in the subprime mortgage industry, according to a Web site for investors. That means investing in mortgages at fire-sale prices. And plenty of investors are looking to profit from problems in the mortgage industry.

Judge Reggie Walton says he was once a young man on the brink of a wasted life, getting in trouble with the police, before he focused on getting to college and law school.

Recent horse deaths at the Del Mar Racetrack have left people wondering if the new track is safe. We chat with the Equine Medical Director for the California Horse Racing Board.

Curse of the Golden Flower

Government officials say the case against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers is vital: It will be a litmus test of whether they can prosecute Wall Street executives for some of the improprieties that took place during the mortgage meltdown.