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Flowers frame one of the steep, rugged access trails to Dan Blocker Beach in the Corral Beach area of Malibu, Jan. 12, 2012.

How 'The King And Queen Of Malibu' Kept Everyone Out And Saved The Coast

Frederick and May Rindge moved to the California coast in 1892, amassed a fortune, built the Malibu ranch and kept everyone else out. Their obsession angered settlers and eventually cost May Rindge her entire fortune.

Watermelon War: America's First Booker Prize Novel Takes On Racial Food Slurs

In his belligerently funny novel The Sellout, Paul Beatty eviscerates racial politics in the U.S. by aiming some of his sharpest stabs at that old and vicious shaming device: the food slur.

A U.S. Predator drone on the tarmac at the Kandahar military airport in southern Afghanistan in 2010. The U.S. has been using drones more and more frequently since the Sept. 11 attacks. They have been highly effective on the battlefield, but have raised legal and ethical issues.

The Rise Of The Drone, And The Thorny Questions That Have Followed

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the drone has become America's go-to weapon when it comes to tracking and killing extremists. But drones have raised many legal, moral and ethical issues.

Signs posted around the Potrero community thank firefighters for their efforts battling the Border fire, June 30, 2016.

In Border Fire Aftermath, Potrero Community Prepares For Next Blaze

While the public awaits confirmation on the identities of two bodies discovered after a fire burned 7,600 acres in southern San Diego County, residents are planning ahead for the next one.

Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., has been accused of sexual harassment by a former aide. He says the two simply enjoyed a close friendship and it was never a sexual relationship.

Congressman Accused Of Harassment Defends Himself, Says He Saw Aide As A 'Soul Mate'

Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., told WHYY that he never crossed a sexual line with a former aide who has accused him of harassment, but he did talk of the deep "affection" he felt for her.

The Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility, dug in the mid-1960s, allows scientists a three-dimensional look at frozen ground.

Is There A Ticking Time Bomb Under The Arctic?

Just what exactly is permafrost? And what is happening now that it's warming up? To find out, we enter the Arctic circle's secret world of ice and frozen history.

A closeup is shown of the entrance to the County Administration Building in downtown San Diego, June 27, 2015.

San Diego Supervisors Support State Drunken Driving Legislation

San Diego County supervisors voted to support a bill, recently introduced in the California Senate, that calls for ignition interlock systems for first-time drunken drivers.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave an interview to Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators last week, a spokesman confirmed.

Sessions Interviewed By Special Counsel Robert Mueller As Part Of Russia Inquiry

The attorney general might be the first member of the Cabinet to talk with investigators in the special counsel's office as they investigate potential criminal conduct.

Sessions Interviewed By Special Counsel Robert Mueller As Part Of Russia Inquiry

The attorney general might be the first member of the Cabinet to talk with investigators in the special counsel's office as they investigate potential criminal conduct.

A mosquito control inspector in Miami-Dade County, Fla., looks for mosquito larvae in water from a storm drain.

A Permanent Fund That Could Help Fight Zika Exists, But It's Empty

Back in 1983, Congress authorized a public health emergency fund. But the pot of money was never very substantial and it hasn't been replenished. The fund now stands at $57,000.

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