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More than 40 uncontained, active and large wildfires dot the western U.S. from Arizona to Washington state and Alaska, taxing national firefighting resources and helping to push spending past $1 billion for the year.

Fire season is upon us. Government leaders, climate forecasters and fire experts talked Thursday about the most vulnerable regions, and the Southwest topped the list.

The Poseidon water desalination plant, that’s been debated for a decade, is up for a vote this Thursday.

Experts say the heat, which has scorched millions of acres of farmland, could lead to higher prices at the supermarket. It could also cause a jump in prices for meat and dairy fed by corn stock.

Tyson Foods said it will stop using the controversial drug, which fattens cattle, because of potential animal welfare issues. But many in the beef industry say the company is just interested in boosting exports to countries like China and the European Union, where growth-promoting drugs for meat production are banned.

Chicano Park in Barrio Logan is set to get more than $1 million in new lighting, playground equipment and other upgrades, the city of San Diego announced today.

Five years of sensitive talks over water rights between the United States and Mexico are finally reaching a conclusion. Government leaders plan to sign an agreement at the Morelos Dam in Mexico next week.

Climate change is a stark reality in America's northernmost state. Nearly 90 percent of native Alaskan villages are on the coast, where dramatic erosion and floods have become a part of daily life.

Albert Camus' Algerian Chronicles, finally available in translation, collects essays, columns and speeches from the writer's days as a young journalist. Camus was criticized for his moderate approach to the French-Algerian war, but reviewer Jason Farrago says Chronicles is a guide to "how to be just in a difficult world."

An estimated 80,000 farms in California and many more along the border rely on undocumented workers to keep labor costs down. But for many farm owners, the nation's current debate over immigration is the least of their concerns.