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City Councilman Kevin Faulconer will fill the seat vacated by disgraced former Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat. Filner left office after less than a year following sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen women.

The Conservative Political Action Conference made Sen. Rand Paul its top choice Saturday, less than two years before primary voting begins for the 2016 election.

The tax was imposed on about 350 of the nation's top polluters under the country's previous center-left government.

Ever heard of chowchow? Samantha Lunn of Chattanooga, Tenn., was slightly stumped by the pickled Southern staple. But chef Jacques Pepin offers some tips on how to use it.

A Saudi royal court says the Saudi Binladin Group, which has operated in the kingdom since the 1930s, can't pursue new projects until an inquiry is closed.

Mary Barra has broken through the glass ceiling of the auto industry to become the first female CEO of General Motors. She'll take the helm of GM in January. But Barra is actually a return to tradition in other ways: GM will be led by an insider, and an engineer, for the first time in many years.

The retired Formula One race car driver suffered a severe head injury Sunday while skiing in France. Doctors say Schumacher suffered bruising throughout his brain. They can't yet predict whether he will recover, but they're more optimistic. He's had a second surgery.

William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, appeared before the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. Lawmakers view him as a key witness.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was "provocative and disproportionate."

The Tomatina Festival, the famous free-for-all in which partiers pelt one another with ripe tomatoes, was held in Bunol, Spain, Wednesday. The big party was a bit smaller this year — for the first time, the town sold tickets for 10 euros (about $13.25) to be part of the huge food fight.