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The U.S. economy shrank by 0.3 percent during the third quarter, as consumers reined in their spending, the Commerce Department said Thursday. It was the latest evidence of the toll the credit crunch and housing downturn have taken on growth.

California Proposition 7 on the November ballot is intended to reduce greenhouse gases. The measure would require utilities to use more wind, solar and other renewable resources to generate electricit

Gen. David Petraeus, who once led U.S. troops in Iraq, becomes head of the U.S. Central Command Friday. That position includes responsibility for the war in Afghanistan. Petraeus already has endorsed reaching out to less-extreme Taliban elements. He also is expected to send more troops and air power to support the war in Afghanistan.

There is a growing confrontation between the Israeli government and radical Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. After security forces destroyed an unauthorized settler outpost, the settlers called for violence against Israeli soldiers and rampaged through a Palestinian village. Senior Israeli officials are pushing for tougher action against the right-wing settlers.

San Diego’s congressional representatives from both sides of the isle gathered at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal downtown to oppose Prop. B on next week’s ballot. KPBS reporter Alison St John has

San Diego County's top election official expects more than a million people in San Diego County will vote in next week's election. Registrar of Voters Deborah Seiler says her offices are busy as voter

In 1944, meetings at a New Hampshire resort produced the Bretton Woods Agreement, creating the World Bank and International Monetary Fund and shaping global monetary policy for decades. That history may loom over a coming economic summit of world leaders. But is there any comparison?

The government of Pakistan is being drained of its hard currency reserves as the value of the dollar rises. The country is seeking foreign investors for a bailout but is trying to avoid the International Monetary Fund, whose money comes with rules attached.

A new California rule requiring all eighth grade students take Alegbra regardless of their skill level has been put on-hold.