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The City of Santa Barbara is investigating levels of radon at one of its police stations. The testing follows several months of searching for a possible…

A Central Coast landmark is on the path to becoming a National Monument. A bill introduced in Congress by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) would permanently…

Seventy years ago, an atomic bomb wiped a city off the map. The committee that picked the target knew the destruction would be awful, but hoped it could end the war and stop future use of such bombs.

For decades, virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg played his prized Stradivarius around the world. Then one day in 1980 it was snatched. Gone. But in June, the FBI called his daughter with news.

Malaysian officials say a wing fragment found on Reunion Island is from the missing plane; French investigators say they're almost — but not quite — certain.

Two authors argue that teachers should embrace controversial issues to help students learn the political process. But, they say, context is key.

Military and rescue teams are searching for survivors from the boat, which was initially estimated to have 600 people aboard.

Confused about which polls to trust and which not to? Here's how to be smart when you read the latest facts and figures.

Ever notice how some people from the distant past turned their backs to the camera?

This year's Festival of the Word in Bogota will feature the usual authors and linguists — plus a professional tattoo artist. Some visitors can have spelling errors inked into their skin fixed, free.