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The United Nations says that the seven-billionth person will soon be born into this world — most likely in India, which is on track to overtake China as the most populous nation in just 16 years. Less-developed regions of the world will be responsible for nearly all the global population growth for the next four decades, while the richer nations' population growth looks to be flat.

The addition of the amendment provision to the debt-ceiling measure appears to be enough to swing some Republican lawmakers to his side who had previously been against the speaker's bill.

San Diego it has to give up $70 million dollars in redevelopment funds this year, and 16 million in subsequent years to the state budget. Cities have filed suit, calling the move unconstitutional. A lot of redevelopment projects, from fixing roads to funding economic development projects, to paying for sports stadiums, are in jeopardy.

Republican leaders failed to find enough votes to bring the House speaker's debt-ceiling measure to a vote but planned to try again today. They are under tremendous pressure to pass something, otherwise the Democratic-led Senate could pass a bill first, which would increase the president's leverage.

We're back to square one in the game of hopscotch that is the medical marijuana business in San Diego. Medical marijuana advocates didn't like the city's regulations, and they got enough signatures to put a measure on the ballot to challenge it at the polls. So now what??

Borrowing by the federal government has become so rampant the debt ceiling must be raised if Washington is going to pay the bills, especially if tax increases are off the table. How are our local repressentatives bearing under the pressure?

The brutal twin attacks by self-proclaimed Christian crusader Anders Behring Breivik have reignited an immigration debate in what had appeared to be the most serene multicultural society in Europe.‪

The king invited a renowned international legal scholar to lead the investigation into the deadly crackdown on protests earlier this year. But some Bahrainis are skeptical. They worry that Cherif Bassiouni might be too close to the government.

Donna Williams was remembered as "one of the best - if not the best - child-abuse detectives ever," while her teen daughter Briana was described as an "intimidating pitcher" on the softball field.