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Rocky Chavez, a candidate for state Assembly.

Oceanside's Rocky Chávez Forms Exploratory Committee For U.S. Senate Run

The U.S. Senate seat is held by Democrat Barbara Boxer, who is not seeking re-election. Attorney General Kamala Harris, a Democrat, has already entered the race.

More Than 2,000 Trees Planted Along River In Santee

Employees from a San Diego biotech company hope to offset paper consumption by planting the trees.

Female Libido Pill Fires Up Debate About Women And Sex

Is the FDA being sexist, or appropriately cautious in requiring stringent evidence that the latest pill works and is safe? Women's advocacy groups aren't sure.

Jesus Castro Romo, shown in this 2012 photo, crossed the border in November 2010 to get to Tucson, Arizona, for a landscaping job. He said he was chased down by the Border Patrol and shot.

Judge Orders $500K Payment To Man Shot By Border Patrol

Few immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are shot by Border Patrol agents survive, and in even fewer cases is an agent found to have used excessive force.

Libya's oil terminals — like the Brega refinery and oil terminal, pictured in March 11, 2014 — are being fought over by militias and by the nation's two rival governments. The conflict is drying up production, and may have a devastating impact on the nation's battered economy.

With Oil Fields Under Attack, Libya's Economic Future Looks Bleak

The man who runs Libya's national oil company is struggling to resume production amid conflict and falling prices. A functioning oil industry might define whether Libya is a nation or a failed state.

This image provided by the Durham County Sheriff's Office shows a booking photo of Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, who was arrested on three counts of murder early Wednesday. On his Facebook page, Hicks described himself as a gun-toting atheist.

Some See Extreme 'Anti-Theism' As Motive In N.C. Killings

The suspect in the shooting deaths of three Muslim students in North Carolina is a self-described anti-theist, what some some experts see as a new extremism developing among some atheists.

Rescue workers pick through the debris of Israel's Embassy after a bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1992. The attack, which killed 29, has never been solved. NPR's Jasmine Garsd, who was 9 at the time, was just down the block.

In Argentina, An Explosion Triggers A Lifelong Lesson

NPR's Jasmine Garsd, then 9 years old, was just down the street when Israel's embassy in Argentina was blown up in 1992. It was one of several traumatic events the country has been unable to resolve.

In <em>The Rewrite</em> Grant plays a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter who takes a job teaching at a university in upstate New York.

Hugh Grant On Smart Romantic Comedies And Standing Up To The Tabloids

In The Rewrite Grant plays a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter who takes a job teaching at a college. Recently, Grant has been fighting against British tabloids using illegal hacking tactics.

A very small step for Saudi women: A few years ago the ban was lifted on driving all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles, as long as the driver is in a recreational area, wearing a full veil and accompanied by a male relative. But cars are still forbidden.

Valentine's Day Has Another Side: Fighting For Freedoms For Women

The V-Day Movement aims to fight unfair laws that abuse and discriminate against women. In Malta, for example, a man can abduct a woman and get away with it if he marries her.

Arctic Granny (right), a GMO variety created by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, got the gren light from federal regulators Friday. The apple doesn't turn brown like a conventional Granny Smith apple (left).

GMO Apples Get The Nod, But Not Much Of A Welcoming Party

Government regulators have approved the first genetically modified apples, which don't turn brown when you cut them open. But planting these trees will be a gamble since consumers may not want them.

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