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Lead poisoning is a common but preventable environmental hazard. Lead is found in old paint, soil, and some pottery and toys. Children exposed to lead can suffer from physical and mental problems. The

On suspicion of speaking to a boy by phone, a teenage Afghan girl was threatened with death by her brothers. She fled to a U.S. military base, creating a quandary. If returned home, she faced almost certain death. If the military kept her on the base, the deeply conservative Afghan community would be outraged.

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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a 10-year plan aimed at improving the delivery of health services.

Peter Spiegelman worked on Wall Street for 20 years before becoming a writer. In his new novel, Thick as Thieves, he brings that Wall Street experience to stories of capers, heists and double crosses.

A recent poll asked citizens to estimate how climate scientists feel about global warming. Only 13 percent of Americans correctly answered that about 97 percent of American scientists say that climate change is happening.

Waiting. Then more waiting. That's what Congress has in store for us this weekend, even as people across the country look to Washington for a solution on the debt ceiling deadlock.

A top-secret Defense Department report on the Vietnam War that became known as the Pentagon Papers was leaked and partially published by The New York Times 40 years ago. Now all 7,000 pages are available in their entirety. "It's the real deal," says the man who organized their release.

The latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel is temporarily moored in San Diego. The $55 million ship will take several shakedown cruises before a scientific research trip along the West Coast.

Tijuana's 28th annual book fair kicked off over the weekend. More than four dozen titles will make their debut at the 10 day long event. Authors will read and sign their work.