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The attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya last week has led to dueling versions of what unfolded that night in Benghazi.

As some states try to weed noncitizens from their voter registration rolls, there have been a few catches, and many mistakes. Advocacy groups worry that some of these people will be challenged at the polls or discouraged from voting on Election Day.

When the father of Cpl. Carl P. Cassels saw his son arrive to the 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here after coming home from Afghanistan Sept. 17, he said an overwhelming feeling of relief swept him over. “Now that he’s home, I can breathe easier,” said Bailey Cassels, whose son served as a small arms repair technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

Author Mark Helprin's latest novel is a sprawling tale of love, honor and danger in the years just after World War II. Returned soldier Harry Copeland spots a mysterious woman in white on the Staten Island Ferry. She turns out to be an heiress with Broadway dreams and a complicated past that threatens their growing love.

As the countdown to Election Day continues, most San Diego voters are focused on the mayor’s race. But there is another seat up for grabs, and it’s one that could determine the political leaning of the San Diego City Council.

Legislative committee hosts a hearing in which people debate the merits of the death penalty and of Proposition 34, which would repeal it.

Consumer advocates say people who sign the agreements pay higher fees and may get smaller awards than they would if the case were to go to court.

Skateboarders in City Heights skate wherever they can, in hopes that a skatepark will someday be built in their neighborhood.

Gov. Jerry Brown authorized extensive changes to California's $16.2 billion workers' compensation insurance system during bill-signing ceremonies Tuesday with business and labor leaders in Barrio Logan.

Attica Locke was inspired to write her new novel after attending an interracial couple's wedding on a plantation. The Cutting Season tells the story of two murders set a century apart. The past, Locke says, "walks with us still."