U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected
The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.
Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.
Key aides quit Beutner's campaign for L.A. mayor
Two high-level political consultants have quit the campaign of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner, just days after he gave a major policy speech attacking City Hall.
Mitt Romney leading polls in Florida
Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Newt Gingrich in Florida with a nine-point lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. 'I think if Romney wins this, it's over for Newt,' one pollster says.
After months of gyrating front-runners and inconclusive voter tests, a victory by Mitt Romney in the looming Florida primary would send the 2012 campaign down a well-worn path — pointing the most established GOP contender toward a highly competitive race against President Obama in the fall election.
California bill seeks to limit detention of arrestees facing deportation
Legislation would counter Secure Communities program by limiting local law enforcement's role in holding people for immigration authorities.
A bill being drafted by a state legislator would limit local law enforcement from holding arrestees on behalf of immigration authorities seeking to deport them.
California high court backs panel's new state Senate districts
Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appropriate' for the election, the court says.
The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two-thirds majority in the upper house.
'The Grey' slammed for 'bloodthirsty' portrayal of wolves
"The Grey," the survival thriller starring Liam Neesonas a man who must battle bloodthirsty wolves to survive, is poised to reign at the box office this weekend.
An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic
Sea currents act like a conveyor belt, depositing trash on a remote stretch of sand in an ecologically rich region of coral reef and mangrove forests. Locals can only pick up the pieces, bit by bit.
Just off a rutted dirt road, a beach as white as flour pops into view from behind a wall of sea grape and rustling palms. Pelicans slice over turquoise waters, and not a single person stirs the quiet.
Clamor grows to rein in California pension benefits
Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to cut spiraling costs, but key parts of his rollback plan apply mainly to future workers. Activists want quicker action.
Gilbert Robles retired as a state parole agent at age 53, able to collect a $101,195 annual pension — 94% of his final salary. Last year, six months after he retired, the Arcadia resident accepted a political appointment with the same agency that pays an additional six figures.
Confident Romney turns attention to Obama
Showing confidence in his rising poll numbers here in Florida, Mitt Romney hammered President Obama for proposing military spending cuts to address the spiraling budget deficit.
Arab League suspends mission in Syria amid rising violence
The Arab League said Saturday it was suspending its observer mission in Syriaamid escalating violence that has left scores dead in recent days.
Sudan to release tankers, sign oil deal with south
Sudan will immediately release loaded oil tankers it had detained in its port, in an effort to end a dispute over oil payments with South Sudan, a Sudanese official said Saturday.
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