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Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood kept the race close as he challenged county Supervisor Bill Horn, who was seeking a sixth, four-year term, but the incumbent prevailed.

As relentlessly as the candidates have courted voters, they've also shown their love to donors.

The crowd at the 50th Congressional District debate was far more feisty than the candidates, who traded a few jabs but mostly remained cordial.

Last week, at least 13 of the Nepalese guides were killed in an avalanche. Others had been discussing a boycott of the climbing season if they weren't given more insurance and other aid.

House Speaker John Boehner says he and fellow Republicans are willing to compromise and pass a temporary extension of the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling in exchange for substantive negotiations on other fiscal matters. But their proposal would not affect the partial government shutdown.

Federal prosecutors say former San Diego mayor Maureen O'Connor gambled away millions of dollars.

A local judge rules hotels can levy a tax without a vote. The U.S. went into Iraq 10 years ago, at great cost. Some homeless get housing, services downtown. Why no Padres, city council asks broadcasters.

In a merger of grocery chains, Kroger Co. is buying Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc., the companies announced Tuesday. The move expands the reach of Kroger, already the nation's largest grocery chain, into the Mid-Atlantic region. The buyout values Harris Teeter at $49.38 per share, a premium of more than 33 percent over its share price earlier this year.

California's unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.7 percent in July, the first such bump since the spring of 2011, state officials announced Friday.

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