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The Obama administration reported 410,000 deportations, another record. Along with the numbers, ICE announced a new policy intended to focus more resources on deporting serious criminals.

With Chavez gone, his handpicked successor is in the spotlight. Nicolas Maduro has adopted Chavez's style and anti-imperialist rhetoric. That should help boost his appeal as he faces opposition leader Henrique Capriles in a special election April 14.

An interim government has been announced in Tunisia, but key posts remain in the hands of the ruling party of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. After years of living under Ben Ali's feared police squads, Tunisians now look to the army for their safety, and their future.

There is no charismatic figure in exile, no single jailed dissident who carries the nation's hopes. As analysts try to assess who might emerge to fill a possible hole, the overriding assessment is that it's anyone's guess.

Tuesday could prove to be a pivotal day in Egypt, as opposition groups call for 1 million protesters to take to the streets.

The North African country, a popular destination for Western tourists, has been under authoritarian rule for nearly a quarter-century. After weeks of deadly protests, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali promised civil reforms in a national broadcast Thursday. On Friday, after he dismissed his government and called for new elections, a state of emergency was declared. But his promised concessions have not stopped the violent protests around the country. Steve Inskeep gets the latest from Eleanor Beardsley in the capital, Tunis.

Property crime rates went up in the half-dozen largest municipalities in the San Diego area over the first half of 2012, while violent offenses increased in all but two of them, the FBI reported today.

City officials in El Centro and Calexico estimate Sunday's quake damage will exceed a hundred million dollars. Calexico's City Manager says the temblor has already cost the city tax dollars and left at least 3,000 people without work.

Government officials from United States and Mexico have set a Tuesday date in San Diego to sign a landmark agreement to share Colorado River water during times of drought and surplus.

U.S. officials announced Tuesday the arrest of a woman thought to be a key link between a major Mexican drug trafficking organization and U.S. distributors.