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The cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan is at an all-time high. The United Nations says the country is expected to produce nearly 9,000 tons of opium this year — nearly all of the world's supply. But some anti-drug teams have been successful in reducing the amount planted.

The plan to build a new downtown library has been revived. Earlier this week, the San Diego City Council approved a plan to build a new library-school combination facility. The San Diego Unified School District has agreed to provide $20 million for the project in exchange for using two floors of the building for a new charter high school.

A group of Camp Pendleton Marines is spending some quality time in California’s breadbasket to learn about farming – with the idea that they’ll pass on what they learn to Afghans.

Camp Pendleton Marines Schooled in Farming to Help Afghans

The three Oscar-nominated songs that were performed on the awards show last month did little to warm me up to the film. In fact I had to leave the room on two occasions. But on one level I was actually looking forward to watching the film because I am fond of the film's star, Amy Adams. She had been genuinely enchanting in a small indie film called

What's the best new dish being served up in San Diego's restaurants? We'll talk about great restaurants and the chefs behind them with culinary senior editor Troy Johnson, of RIVIERA Magazine.

Kamchatka is a hotbed of geysers and volcanoes and is one of the last breeding havens for Pacific wild salmon. But a culture of poaching is endangering the salmon species and the region's ecosystem.

The Massachusetts attorney general is suing construction giant Bechtel, and other companies, over a fatal tunnel collapse in Boston's Big Dig project. The civil suit aims to recover unspecified damages related to the deadly accident. A criminal case may soon follow.

Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker struck a nerve back in February with his bill to eliminate nearly all the collective bargaining rights of most public employees in the state. After Indiana and Ohio passed similar measures, other states have more quietly followed suit.

Efforts by former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to share power in Pakistan with embattled President Pervez Musharraf have hit an impasse. Meanwhile, another Musharraf rival, exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, plans to return to the country on Sept. 10.