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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Steve Earle pays tribute to his mentor, Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt on the new album "Townes." Earle performs songs from the album tonight at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach.

As opposition to the attorney general nominee grows, President Bush defends the former judge's refusal to say if waterboarding is illegal torture. If the Senate fails to confirm Michael Mukasey, Bush hints he might skip the process and appoint someone.

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California schools are skimping on PE. That's according to a new report that says more than half the public schools surveyed are not following state rules requiring that students get a minimum amount

In this Culture Lust series, contributor Dave Hampton will chart the birth and ascendancy of modernism in San Diego, including the artists, the hubs, and the champions of this now-celebrated aesthetic. Hampton looks at how a bookstore called Vroman's served as an unlikely but crucial exhibition space.

Humans have used native plants for food, shelter, clothing and art for tens of thousands of years. We'll look at how California's Indians used native plants throughout history and into the modern age

The stem cell in bone marrow can become muscle, bone or fat. A biomedical engineer believes he has found a way to accomplish making muscle and bone. It involves standing on a gently vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day.

In Zhari, north of Kandahar city, U.S. troops recently teamed up with an Afghan district governor to get to the bottom of a string of grenade attacks. U.S. officers say it is the kind of cooperation that will be necessary to turn the tide in Afghanistan.

Texting while driving is so dangerous, many states have made it illegal — but just like driving drunk, people still do it. So high-tech companies across the nation are racing to develop devices to make it harder to text and drive.

Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi uses his first U.N. appearance to rail against what he sees as the inequalities of the U.N. system. He also chastises the world body for failing to intervene or prevent some 65 wars since its founding in 1945.