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President Obama pushed a humbled General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy on Monday and said the federal government will act as "reluctant shareholder" when it assumes a 60 percent ownership of the smaller carmaker that emerges.

Baja California police say a man they detained who had a high calibre armor piercing gun offered officers $20,000 to let him go.

The pilot and sole occupant of an ultralight aircraft escaped with minor injuries today when the aircraft crashed into a batting cage during an emergency landing behind an East County middle school.

Workers at the San Onofre nuclear plant drilled today on shutting down the two reactors and securing the fuel rods as part of a biennial exercise that took on new significance in light of the disaster in Japan.

As senators begin debating the final piece of the landmark health package, Republicans hope to gum up the process with a list of amendments that could be awkward for Democrats to oppose — including banning coverage of Viagra for sex offenders. If Republicans manage to change anything in the bill, it would go back to the House for another vote.

Children help grow fruits and vegetables outside a California health clinic where they are patients. Once harvested, the kids get to eat the fruit of labor, with tips on preparation from weekly cooking demonstrations. The project is part of the clinic's work to combat childhood obesity.

San Diego is doing what it can to keep redevelopment money in the city. City leaders are bringing attention to the affordable housing projects redevelopment pays for.

Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute has decided to delay a planned offshore aquaculture demonstration in ocean waters off the San Diego coast.

President Obama's yearlong health care overhaul battle culminated in Tuesday's signing ceremony at the White House. But now that the bill has become law, the next big step is selling the sweeping changes to a skeptical American public.

Authorities seized nearly 380,000 marijuana plants so far this year from illegal indoor and outdoor grows in San Diego County, it was announced today.