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A horse that was stuck in mud and halfway submerged in water near Hansen Dam was rescued by firefighters and airlifted to safety Saturday evening, fire officials said.

Oratory in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade, to the high school sophomore level, an analysis finds. — If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have.

Oratory in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade, to the high school sophomore level, an analysis finds. — If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have.

A man on a bicycle was shot dead and another man was wounded in Koreatown on Saturday afternoon, police said.

The once-grand El Hotel Centenario is now the decrepit El Hotel del Migrante Deportado — the Hotel of the Deported Migrant. It hosts a procession of lost souls. Mario Ramos stirs a pot of beans with a bent spatula as the men crowd into the kitchen, the ragged line stretching out the splintered doorway.

In a district with nearly even Republican and Democratic registration, there may be no Democrat on the November ballot in the contest to succeed Rep. Elton Gallegly, complicating Democrats' hopes of regaining a majority. Daniel Mintz recently had a chance to see California's new election system up close, and it was an eye-opener.

A man on a bicycle was shot dead and another man was wounded in Koreatown on Saturday afternoon, police said.

In a district with nearly even Republican and Democratic registration, there may be no Democrat on the November ballot in the contest to succeed Rep. Elton Gallegly, complicating Democrats' hopes of regaining a majority. Daniel Mintz recently had a chance to see California's new election system up close, and it was an eye-opener.

The once-grand El Hotel Centenario is now the decrepit El Hotel del Migrante Deportado — the Hotel of the Deported Migrant. It hosts a procession of lost souls. Mario Ramos stirs a pot of beans with a bent spatula as the men crowd into the kitchen, the ragged line stretching out the splintered doorway.

As depositors worry about their money, observers warn of panic. Banks and the government issue statements aiming to calm the public. MADRID — Spaniards laze at sidewalk cafes on a street dotted with banks. The biggest bank bailout in Spanish history doesn't seem to have affected this weekend crowd: There are no lines of people trying to take out their money.

High-level access granted to filmmakers researching a movie about the Osama bin Laden raid is just the latest episode in an increasingly close, cooperative arrangement that has spanned administrations. WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers were outraged when federal records released last week showed that the White House, CIA and Defense Department granted high-level access last year to a pair of acclaimed filmmakers researching an action thriller about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Boko Haram has struck targets in Nigeria, and now U.S. lawmakers are worried too. But many people in its hometown say it's not the real enemy. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In brutally poor neighborhoods and mansions alike, this city choked by military checkpoints seethes with rumors, paranoia and conspiracy theories. Even academics like to assert a favorite: The homegrown Islamic extremist movement that is terrorizing northern Nigeria is a CIA creation.

Aaron Collins, 28, of New Orleans and Carlos Mercado, 27, of Carson are in custody, suspected in the shooting of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department SWAT team members who were serving a search warrant in Wilmington early Friday.

Staff. Sgt. Joseph Fankhauser was killed in Afghanistan last month when he stepped on an improvised explosive device. 'We live with death' in Explosive Ordnance Disposal, his wife, Heather, says. CAMP PENDLETON — Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Fankhauser had been in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province for barely two weeks when he stepped on what the military calls an improvised explosive device. He was on his fifth combat deployment.

The World War II vessel passes beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, which is marking its 75th birthday, on its way to San Pedro, where it will become a museum. It was a stirring sight in World War II: the biggest U.S. battleship ever built passing slowly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific, bound for battle.

The once-grand El Hotel Centenario is now the decrepit El Hotel del Migrante Deportado — the Hotel of the Deported Migrant. It hosts a parade of lost souls. Mario Ramos stirs a pot of beans with a bent spatula as the men crowd into the kitchen, the ragged line stretching out the splintered doorway.

Horrific images of the young victims bring international condemnation and may become a turning point in the rebellion. BEIRUT— The blood-spattered children lay on a patterned rug, their wounds graphic proof that youth offers no protection from the dark forces unleashed in Syria.

Horrific images of the young victims bring international condemnation and may become a turning point in the rebellion. BEIRUT— The blood-spattered children lay on a patterned rug, their wounds graphic proof that youth offers no protection from the dark forces unleashed in Syria.

Horrific images of the young victims bring international condemnation and may become a turning point in the rebellion. BEIRUT— The blood-spattered children lay on a patterned rug, their wounds graphic proof that youth offers no protection from the dark forces unleashed in Syria.

Fire officials were working to rescue a horse mired in sand and mud near the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center on Saturday evening.

Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, nearing completion of a prison sentence for bribery and tax evasion, has asked the judge who sentenced him to restore his right to carry weapons so he can enter shooting contests and hunt bears and cougars after he is released.

In a rare alliance, the Humane Society and egg ranchers lobby for federal legislation on the treatment of chickens that would override California's Proposition 2. ATWATER, Calif. — The gigantic chicken coop at the JS West farm here is big enough to hangar a Boeing 747, and the clucks from 150,000 egg-laying hens makes it almost as noisy as one.

A man on a bicycle was shot dead and another man was wounded in Koreatown on Saturday afternoon, police said.