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A Texas law allows hospitals and doctors to refuse treatment when a patient's condition is considered "futile." Legislators thought the guidelines would help doctors and families, but real-life cases have shown that families have had to fight to keep their loved ones alive. The law is due to be reviewed by the state soon, seven years after it was signed into effect.

The Federal Reserve says that the U.S. economy is growing at a moderate pace, and that's putting pressure on the labor market. The Fed's report also said the housing market remains weak.

This morning on NBC's The Today Show, Matt Lauer said his network would begin calling the situation in Iraq a civil war. NBC is joining The Los Angeles Times and the McClatchy papers in using the term. But the White House insists that the situation in Iraq still falls short of a civil war.

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Encinitas is known by many for its beautiful flowers, especially its glorious poinsettias. But could the holiday season's favorite flower be home to a devastating pest that could wipe out the $19 bill

Many investors loaded up on condos and other properties during the real-estate boom, hoping to sell them quickly at big profits. Now, with prices falling, some of them are in real trouble. One 24-year-old investor has started the Web site: iamfacingforeclosure.com.

Individual and business donations to San Diego’s arts and culture organizations increased last year. That’s one of the findings in an annual report that concludes the local arts and culture communit

Anbar Province, northwest of Baghdad, remains the most dangerous area in Iraq. American Marines are trying to bring order, but without much help from the Iraqi police battalions, whose numbers are dwindling.