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Gov. Rick Perry shakes hands with National Guard troops training at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Perry visited some of the 1,000 troops he has ordered to the Texas-Mexico border but says he does not know how long they'll be deployed. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, William Luther)

Rick Perry tells National Guard: Keep immigrant drug dealers from ‘spreading their tentacles’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Defenders Of Wildlife shows a wolverine that had been tagged for research purposes in Glacier National Park, Mont. Federal officials will announce Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, that wolverines do not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act in a finding that underscores the difficulties of using climate models to predict what could happen to a species decades from now. (AP Photo/Defenders of Wildlife, Ken Curtis)

Fish and Wildlife Service backs off claim that climate change threatening wolverines

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The parents of slain USC graduate student Xinran Ji, father Songbo Ji, left and mother, Du Jinhui, second from right, sob after viewing the body of Xinran, along with other unidentified family members at an Alhambra, Calif., funeral home, Thursday, July 31, 2014. Four U.S. teens were charged Tuesday with murder in the fatal beating of Chinese graduate student, Xinran, with a baseball bat and wrench as he walked to his apartment. (AP Photo/ Nick Ut)

Suspect in beating death of USC student lived in U.S. illegally 7 years, feds say

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Sept. 13, 2012, file photo shows a man walking the burned shell of the U.S. Consulate, in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Islamist militants seize special forces base in Benghazi, Libya

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Pedestrians and beachgoers stand on the shore near Venice Beach as lifeguards, right, bring in a swimmer rescued from the water after a lightening strike Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Steve Christenesn)

Freak lightning storm kills 1, injures 7 on California beach

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Pope Francis waves as he arrives for the Angelus prayer he delivers from the studio window overlooking St. Peter square at the Vatican, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Pope Francis has led tens of thousands of people in St. Peter&#195;&#173;s Square in unannounced, silent prayer for an end to the warfare in the Mideast. Francis called for insistent prayers for peace in the Holy Land during his Sunday window appearance to pilgrims and tourists. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis puts number of priestly pedophiles at 2 percent: report

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The lines were long for voters all over Florida, including Jacksonville, on Saturday, the last day of early voting. A judge ordered Orange County to extend the early-voting period after one site was shut down for several hours. (Florida Times-Union via Associated Press)

Florida judge slaps GOP’s redistricting plans: You ‘made a mockery’ of process

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking at least 50 sites in Gaza by air and sea and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a recent barrage of rocket attacks against Israel. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israel kicks off massive assault on Hamas: ‘We’re taking this to the next step’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks to the media Monday, June 23, 2014, in Weslaco, Texas, after touring the McAllen Border Patrol station. Perry said that the border is not secure, adding, "This is an absolute humanitarian catastrophe waiting to happen." (AP Photo/The Monitor, Gabe Hernandez)

Rick Perry warns of ‘trail of tears’ in desert deaths of illegal kid border crossers

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Charles Eddy and his dog, Gracie, walk along the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles. An 11-mile stretch of the river would see improvements including restored wildlife habitats, new wetlands and longer bike trails under a billion-dollar proposal given the go-ahead by federal officials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Army Corps to recommend Los Angeles River project

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100 firefighters contain large wrecking yard fire

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Malibu to crack down on short-term rentals

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Santa Monica hires firm in quake retrofit study

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A ship carrying Chinese workers leaves Vung Ang port, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam Monday, May 19, 2014. Watched over by riot police, hundreds of Chinese workers left Vietnam on Monday on ships chartered by their government after deadly unrest broke out last week amid a dispute over sovereignty claims in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Chinese ship rams, sinks Vietnamese boat in disputed sea waters

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Los Angeles district moves to end ‘teacher jails’

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Los Angeles city leader to probe street crew work

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Estimate of recoverable Monterey Shale oil slashed

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** FILE ** This Dec. 19, 2011, file photo shows Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watching the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA preseason basketball game in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)

NBA accuses Donald Sterling of telling female friend to lie to cover up tape

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FedEx sued again over deadly California bus crash

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