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The dream of finding a place to call home for these kids once they turn 18 is even more elusive.

With tickets selling out in less than seven hours this year, Comic Con is an event that many San Diegans are looking forward to. Comic-Con is expected to attract over 125,000 visitors a day and contribute millions into the the City of San Diego. How is this affecting San Diego's economy?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has her first White House meeting with President Obama Friday. The two are expected to discuss big issues, including some that divide them sharply. Most prominent are the global economic crisis, what to do about climate change and whether Germany will increase its military commitment to the war in Afghanistan.

Learn about efforts to modernize the Federal Refugee Protection Act, which turns 30 this year.

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As Republicans assume control of the U.S. House, newly minted House Speaker John Boehner and his fellow leaders face the challenge of keeping happy the Tea Party activists who helped propel them to power last November -- and who warn that leaders must "walk the walk."

New rules going into effect July 1 will limit first-year medical residents to 16-hour shifts in the hopes of reducing the number of errors made by fatigued interns. But some say residents gain invaluable experience through longer hours and managing the fatigue that inevitably comes with practicing medicine.

On the heels of the recent Innovadora, the big conference in Tijuana designed to boost investment in the border city, drug-related violence flared in the city. We discuss these events and their meaning, as well as whether the passage of Proposition 19 will help or hurt the drug cartels.

One line from President Obama's recent speech stirred up anger in Congress and Israel: "Borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his country will not return to those "indefensible borders."

Understanding how the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, (CalPERS), operates can go a long way toward devising solutions not only at home in the nation’s largest pension system, but across the country.