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U.S. Border Patrol vehicles travel through the Arizona desert about 10 miles north of Mexico, Dec. 16, 2010.

FBI Veteran, A Rare Outsider, To Lead U.S. Border Patrol

Mark Morgan, who's currently an assistant FBI chief who leads the training division, was named Monday to head the U.S. Border Patrol. The move was a departure from the historical practice of picking someone who has risen through the ranks.

Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at UC San Diego, Oct. 27, 2015.

Gov. Brown To Attend Memorial For Slain San Diego Police Officer

Gov. Jerry Brown will attend the Friday memorial service for Jonathan "J.D." De Guzman, a San Diego police gang- enforcement officer fatally wounded last week during a shootout in a Southcrest- area neighborhood.

A group of students visits the Beirut mansion that architect Mona El Hallak is working to transform into a museum making sense of Lebanon's civil war.

In A Bullet-Riddled Mansion, A Beirut Architect Envisions A Museum Of Memory

Beirut is peaceful now, but political divisions still run deep — and people are still hesitant to look back on the civil war years of the 1970s and 1980s.

Photos reveal Brazilian drug trafficker Jarvis Chimenes Pavao's cell at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, last week.

Locked Up In The Lap Of Luxury: One Drug Lord's Decked-Out Cell

Brazilian drug trafficker Jarvis Chimenes Pavao is serving an eight-year sentence in Paraguay. AFP reports that police, investigating an alleged escape plan, found a stylish three-room suite of cells.

Beachgoers use an access ramp to cross dredge pipes at an Oceanside beach north of Surfrider Way, July 22, 2016.

Oceanside Sand Dredging Operation Runs Into Problems

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to extend a permit for the annual sand dredging project to clear the mouth of Oceanside Harbor. The operation has run into numerous delays, causing disruptions to beachgoers.

Before their performance, three members of the Amazonas Del Dorado watch the men's roping and riding competitions.

With Sombreros And Sidesaddles, Virginian Women Renew A Mexican Tradition

The six horsewomen of the Castro clan, known as Las Amazonas del Dorado, bring the Mexican sport of escaramuza to Catlett, Virginia.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer talks to firefighters, police and other first responders and community members during a ceremony to mark 15 years since the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Sept. 7, 2016.

9/11 Ceremony In San Diego Marks 15 Years Since Terrorist Attacks

San Diego leaders and first responders gathered Wednesday at the San Diego Civic Concourse to mark 15 years since 9/11.

A woman holds her rosary beads during an emergency Mass at St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon on Oct. 22, 2014.

Suspended Chaldean Priest Continues To Work, Awaits Word From Pope

The Rev. Noel Gorgis will continue serving the Chaldean Catholic Church in El Cajon despite his suspension. The head of the Chaldean church told him and other priests in the U.S. to return to Iraq or leave the church.

In April, a Drug Enforcement Agency undercover agent was shown a hand grenade by an immigrant and was told additional grenades were available from a Mexican military source.

Feds Bust Iraqi-Mexican Drug Operation In El Cajon

Federal officials said Thursday they've taken down a drug and weapons trafficking ring involving members of a U.S. Iraqi community and a major Mexican drug cartel that was caught selling large amounts of drugs, guns and grenades.

Florida Department of Health workers package a urine test, part of the state's effort to provide free Zika tests to pregnant women.

Study Offers Clues To Risk Of Zika Birth Defects In The U.S.

Women who were infected with Zika virus while abroad and then came to the U.S. had complications about 6 percent of the time, a study finds. First-trimester exposure was linked to more birth defects.

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