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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says he thinks the economy is having a modest recovery, but right now there's a "pause" in that recovery, so it feels like a "quasi-recession."

After two decades of environmental cleanup efforts, San Francisco's largest swath of undeveloped land is set to become a bustling residential and commercial center.

The UAE said Sunday it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit.

Emilio Navarro swivels his hips several times, then bends down to touch his toes.

As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed against the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used.

After nearly 400 years in the same family, a New Hampshire vegetable and fruit farm is up for sale.

The UAE said Sunday it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Neighboring Saudi Arabia quickly indicated it planned to follow suit.

A telecommunications official says Saudi Arabia will block BlackBerry messaging later this month.

People are fed up with bank bailouts that risk taxpayer billions. The government's apparent solution: call them something else.

The UAE said Sunday it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use.

Tens of thousands of troops, a gleaming new aircraft carrier, one or more of the nuclear-armed submarines that guarantees Britain's place at the world's top table: Something has to give as the government looks to make sharp cuts to its defense budget as part of deficit-shredding austerity measures.

The microblogging site Twitter Inc. was out of commission early Sunday for the roughly 100 million users around the world.

The San Diego City Council this week is poised to move forward with a ballot measure asking voters in November to increase the sales tax by a half-cent on the dollar.

As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used.

The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.

Standing atop this once-forgotten piece of vacant land above downtown Del Mar, one can see the Pacific Ocean’s horizon and the wetlands east of Interstate 5.

The art of barbering has been around for hundreds of years, and Joe Roccoforte believes it will be around for hundreds more. The owner of San Diego’s Associated Barber College explains that what was once considered a dying industry is experiencing a rejuvenation.

A great carry-on bag can be your perfect traveling companion. A strong but lightweight and well-organized piece of luggage can take the turbulence out of flying.

Over the past year, mortgage defaults and home foreclosures have dropped sharply in San Diego County, sparking hopes that the worst of the housing crash is in the past and that the market will continue to improve in the near future.

South County schools will soon adorn their lunch courts, hallways and bus interiors with ads from the likes of McDonald’s, Nike and Geico under a new effort to generate money and blunt the impact of ongoing state budget cuts.