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When most people think of Texas -- and what makes a Texan -- one of the first things that might come to mind is the way Lyndon Johnson or the late Gov. Ann Richards spoke.

Spending on Spanish-language political spots in 10 states vital to the presidential race has been released in a study commissioned by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The report identifies spending from Jan. 1 through Nov. 6, 2012, in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas, among others.

Sugar skulls, tamales, and a spirit's favorite spirits -- These are things you might find on the altar in cemeteries all over Mexico and nearby places where families go to picnic and celebrate the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, on Nov. 1 and 2.

Eating offal isn't a fringe idea these days — fine-dining restaurants are serving nose-to-tail cuisine and charging a lot of money for it. But getting kids to eat blood pudding and beef hearts might take some salesmanship, and this spooky season can help.

The identities of the four U.S. soldiers killed in Sunday's insider attack in Afghanistan have been identified as Sgt. Sapuro B. Nena, 25, Spc. Joshua N. Nelson, 22, Pfc. Genaro Bedoy, 20, and Pfc. Jon R. Townsend, 19.

A Century Of The Ken And Film History

In the years from 2000 to 2009, Northeast fishermen whose catch includes cod, haddock and other fish were 37 times as likely to die on the job as a police officer. Despite what you may have seen on TV, it's the most dangerous American fishery.

A new photography project focuses on Latin American telenovelas. For some viewers, a histrionic soap opera is pop art. For others, it's an embarrassment to Latin culture.

The president of the Sikh Temple, or Gurudawa, in Poway, was childhood friends with two of the priests killed at a Wisconsin Sikh temple on Sunday, said Amardeep Singh, the director of operations for the Sikh Foundation San Diego.

Concerns about copycats prompted extra police patrols in Los Angeles and Orange counties, but not San Diego County, where there are two temples.