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The House votes on a bill that would expand the number of human embryonic stem cell lines scientists could study with federal money. Currently, only a couple dozen stem cell lines are available.

Author Dennis Lehane's latest novel is a faced-paced tale of organized crime and betrayal, set during Prohibition. Live by Night follows Joe Coughlin from his days as a small-time Boston hood to success as the rum-running boss of the South.

Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. Big Brother is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family.

Cinema Paradiso ended with a rapturous montage of famous movie kisses that had been censored out of films over the years at a small Italian theater. It…

Several tight races are in states with significant black populations, giving black voters an uncommon chance to tip statewide contests. To rouse black voters, Democrats are "fighting fire with fire" to counter what they call a racial undercurrent in rhetoric from Republicans and Tea Party activists.

We check in with San Diego CityBeat’s film and pop culture critic, Anders Wright, for a rundown of the best entertainment in San Diego this weekend.

China hopes to impress the world when it hosts the Summer Olympics in August. But Beijing faces pressure to improve human rights and deal with concerns about air pollution at the games.

At first glance, the casting of Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart seemed a smart choice. I couldn't think of anyone else who could revive the cocky idiot savant that Don Adams had created back in 1965. Adams' Maxwell Smart was created to satirize the wildly popular spy films of James Bond. Adams played the inept, bumbling and perpetually confused yet unexpectedly successful Agent 86.

Scientists find evidence that mice and humans may share some sophisticated emotional characteristics. It's now thought mice have the ability to be affected by another mouse's pain or suffering.

Today in San Diego, the last chapter in Raymond Chandler's real life love story with his wife Cissie will be played out. More than 50 years after their deaths, Cissie's ashes will be placed in Chandler's grave in a San Diego cemetery.