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San Diego County will host a conference on vital aging later this morning in Balboa Park. More than 400 local seniors are expected to attend the bi-annual event.

Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder of the brain that affects 1 in 10,000 people. We speak to local experts about the devastating disease and the impact it has on people and families.

Eight months after a deadly explosion at a Massey Energy coal mine in West Virginia, CEO and board Chairman Don Blankenship suddenly surrendered control of the company Friday. His reign was marked by seemingly endless controversy.

Mexican drug cartels are expanding into El Salvador, using local gang members as hit men, police say. The Salvadoran president calls the cartels a "very powerful enemy," but his government says the problem isn't out of hand. Others say if the cartels aren't stopped soon, it may be too late for El Salvador.

On a reporting trip in Pakistan last month, New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall was physically assaulted by Pakistani intelligence agents. The reason, she was told: asking too many questions, and visiting parts of Pakistan they considered off limits.

Millions of people are starting over after devastating floods. The World Bank says direct damage to property and crops will exceed $9 billion. While parts of the south are still underwater, most people in the northwest, where the floods began, have returned home. The slow pace of recovery and rehabilitation, however, has produced widespread disgust.

One of the most dangerous times of day for teenagers is after school. That's especially true in the gang-infested neighborhoods of Chicago, where police and school officials are enlisting military veterans to help protect kids on their way to and from school.

Social scientists say three things matter for success in life: IQ, family's socioeconomic status and one thing that's easy to influence: self-control. A child's self-control in preschool helps predict possible health, substance abuse and financial problems later in life, researchers found.

Kurosawa's Adaptation of 'King Lear' Returns to Big Screen

Tilda Swinton Shines in the Best of New Releases