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Military families stationed in Europe and the Pacific are finding it difficult to get the food and supplies they need from their local base commissaries.

A federal mediator is getting involved in stalled contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers.

Losing your driver's license is a serious penalty, but often it's for nothing to do with unsafe driving. Without one, many who can't afford to pay the fines, have a hard time finding or keeping a job.

The Marine Corps dropped charges against two Marines in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha. Two other enlisted men are charged with murder, and three other officers accused of failing to adequately investigate the deaths.

The association that represents shipping lines and cargo terminal operators at West Coast seaports says it's asking for federal mediation in its ongoing contract talks with dockworkers.

The San Diego Planning Commission has delayed an appeal hearing of an order granting permission to an SDSU professor to open a medical marijuana dispensary in a strip mall near Brown Field in Otay Mesa.

A Green Alternative received its conditional use permit in October but a drug prevention specialist said its location in Otay Mesa could hurt families.

Councilwoman Sherri Lightner said the policy will spur economic development, make city operations more transparent and enable "participatory government."

English teacher and roller derby queen Elle L. Cool Jam, aka Nina Park, plays offense and defense on the track and in her classroom.

Urban areas present a problem: how can the dead be interred both respectfully and efficiently? Proposed solutions include vending machine-like vaults, inverted skyscraper cemeteries and glowing pods.