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1 Dead, 5 Hurt In California Coast Guard Boat Collision

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 12.22.2009 | Los Angeles


SAN DIEGO — Alan DeWeese had just finished watching a fireworks display aboard his 26-foot Sea Ray when he heard an engine roar behind him in Sa...

Homelessness Myth #4: There's Room In The Inn

Christine Schanes | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living


Christine Schanes

My homeless friend Maurice supplied me with the following video of the situation of homeless people in downtown San Diego and the efforts of the Alpha Project to help.

San Diego LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

Posted 12.15.2009 | Home


Follow the latest in San Diego LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweeter...

Josh McDaniels Taunted Us Before The Game: Chargers

Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


Prior to the Broncos' Sunday loss to the Chargers, Broncos Coach Josh McDaniels may have taunted the San Diego linebackers saying "We own you guys." ...

From Wall Street to Neverland: The Year America Didn't Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Qanta Ahmed, MD

The public health burden of insomnia on the US is measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars. While we routinely cut calories, or cram in exercise, sleep has not even entered the conversational lexicon.

Getting More Out of the Men's Room

Steve Fleischli | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green


Steve Fleischli

The Metropolitan Water District is considering two competing projects -- with two very different approaches -- to provide Southern California an extra fifty million gallons of freshwater per day.

82 Endangered Sea Turtles Hatch At San Diego SeaWorld (PHOTOS)

AP/Huffington Post | SUE MANNING | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


LOS ANGELES � The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach...

The Terrors of Tea Bagging on Halloween

Dave Maass | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style


Dave Maass

The shop declared itself in handwritten letters "Halloween Headquarters," which really is only accurate for those planning on dressing up as a Swiss military ... or as right-wing extremists.

Is Scientology A Cult? Is Paul Haggis The Next Martin Luther?

Politics Daily | David Gibson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Los Angeles


It's been a tough stretch for Scientology. The church founded by the late science fiction writer (and great prophet/odd duck/complete kook -- take you...

Death Toll Increases to Over 5,000 and Counting

Mary Ann West | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


Mary Ann West

The deaths of unauthorized migrants have been a predictable and inhumane outcome of border security policies on the U.S.-Mexico border over the last fifteen years.

Jesse Eisenberg Becomes an Action Figure in Zombieland

Brad Balfour | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

This wry, macabre horror comedy not only brings out the mayhem-making on Eisenberg's part, it shows he's capable of spoofing the kind of post-collegiate, sexually repressed nervous wreck he played so well in Adventureland.

San Ysidro Border Shooting: U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Closed

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home


SAN DIEGO — Four people were injured in a gun battle Tuesday involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest borde...

Lingerie Football PHOTOS: Denver Dream VS. Los Angeles Temptation

Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver


If you're already getting bored of traditional football this season then there's an alternative that is uniformed in "lingerie". Yes, lingerie footbal...

Aquatic Accommodations

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

It's been a good week for marine life, and this week's advances follow a steady drumbeat of recent victories for ocean creatures.

True Blood's Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer At SeaWorld (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.27.2009 | Green


True Blood co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer took a break from their steamy on-and-off screen romance to cool off with two-month-old Magellanic p...

Comic-Con Offers Attendees Rare Glimpse of Women

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Mr. Klugian said that he had not actually spoken to a real woman at Comic-Con this year, but added, "I did get Supergirl to sign my ticket."

Comic-Con 2009 In Photos: Pick Your Favorite! (SLIDESHOW) (POLL)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy


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Inherent Personality, Inherent Eating Style

Donna Fish | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living


Donna Fish

Innate differences in appetite and hence, eating style and behavior, are coming to be better understood.

Jumbo Squid Invasion: "Carnivorous Calamari' Invade San Diego Shores, Spook Divers (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green


SAN DIEGO - Jumbo flying squid -- aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles -- have invaded the shallow waters o...

A Father's Day Remembrance

George Mitrovich | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living


George Mitrovich

My father taught his children to treat every person with dignity and respect, and to never lose the grace of saying, "Thank you."

San Diego Offers Glimpse Into Future Of Local News

Forbes | Posted 07.09.2009 | Media


If you want a glimpse of what local news may soon look like in big cities with shrinking newspapers, head to San Diego. Here you'll find a Web news ve...

Breaking News in San Diego: The Marines are Looking for A Few Good Men

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Chantal Sicile-Kira

My son - who is non-verbal and severely impacted by autism - has been heavily recruited by the military.

New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

Navy copter crashes into ocean, 3 bodies found

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 06.20.2009 | Home


SAN DIEGO — Searchers recovered three bodies and scoured the ocean for two more members of a Navy flight crew Wednesday after their helicopter w...

Ryan Grim

Supreme Court Hands Medical Marijuana Major Victory

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


The U.S. Supreme Court handed medical marijuana patients and advocates a resounding victory on Monday, refusing to hear a case brought by San Diego Co...