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San Diego’s fire department has been operating under a money saving strategy for about a month. Under the plan, up to eight fire engines can be idled each day and their crews reassigned to cover for sick or absent firefighters.

U.S. deaths in Afghanistan topped 500 this year, with thousands more wounded. Many of the injured pass through the hospital at Bagram Air Field. Treating so many war wounds brings its own grim benefits: New data are helping save lives in ways that were impossible only a few years ago.

Rewind is a powerful cantata that mixes song with recorded testimony from South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The voices range from sorrowful relatives of murder victims to members of the security police describing torture techniques. Rewind premieres in December at St. George's Cathedral in Capetown.

The 3D's of Wes Craven's 'My Soul to Take'

Tunisia's recent uprising has been called the Jasmine revolution and the Twitter revolution. How have such names historically been coined?

There’s a hot cultural trend among young Mexican-Americans: "Movimiento Alterado," which finds its inspiration in the brutal Mexican drug cartels. It is being compared to early hip-hop - which also had music at the core - and it has spread into fashion and language.

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How does San Diego County's Board of Supervisors compare to the state's 57 other boards? What we thought would be a simple demographic survey turned out not to be so simple.

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Experts say washing your hands for at least 20 seconds can keep nasty germs away. Singing a catchy tune while you lather can help you keep track of the time.