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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood admitted to federal prosecutors that he accepted a loan from a foreign billionaire and failed to disclose the check on government forms.

Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.

A sign advising of coronavirus precautions at the entrance of Sprouts grocery store in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego County. Sept. 13, 2020.

17 Community Outbreaks, 143 COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths Reported In San Diego Thursday

San Diego County public health officials have reported 143 new COVID-19 infections and three virus-related deaths, raising the cumulative caseload to 51,470 and the number of fatalities to 847, amid a rise in confirmed community outbreaks.

"At long last, we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on the Senate floor Sunday evening.

Congressional Leaders Reach Deal On $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Package

"At long last, we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed," says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

An empty lobby bench awaits theatergoers in The Old Globe's Viterbi Family Lobby, in an undated photo.

San Diego Arts Organizations Reflect On A Year Of Adapting, Uncertainty

San Diego Museum of Art, The Front Arte & Cultura, The Old Globe and The Casbah weigh in on running an arts organization during the pandemic, and the reality of reopening

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., seen here during a May hearing on Capitol Hill, said in a statement that the withdrawal of U.S. troops "should have been carefully planned to prevent violence and instability."

Congressional Reaction To Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Been Scathing

Republicans excoriated the White House's strategy, while Democrats criticized the haphazard manner of the U.S. withdrawal.

Sign at Lake Poway reading "Water resumes 7 a.m." Dec. 2, 2019.

Poway Might Reimburse Residents, Businesses For Week Of Water Restrictions

The Poway City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to issue rebates on water bills to compensate residents and business for losses stemming from the contamination crisis late last year.

Sam Sterling skis over a crusty layer of snow in the mountains off the Denali Highway in Interior Alaska this month.

While The Tourists Are Away, Alaskans Will Play

Normally Alaskans endure a crush of summer tourists and restricted access to some sites. But in this season of staycations they'll have the run of the place, and are being courted with special deals.

People pass by a destroyed building in Kenosha, WI.

Kenosha Protests, Violence Expose Racial Disparities Among The Worst In The Country

Kenosha residents lament the violence and destruction that left swaths of their city damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it.

In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, men hold up signs at a rally outside of City Hall in Oakland, Calif.

California Measure To Expand Rent Control Fails

A measure that would let California cities expand rent control failed Wednesday.

A sign indicating the store's coronavirus prevention policies sits outside the entrance of Target in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego County. Oct. 16, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 201 New COVID-19 Cases

San Diego County public health officials reported 201 new cases and three additional deaths were reported Saturday.

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