SoCal Close-Ups: North County San Diego

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort ( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times ) At $349 a night, the rooms at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort are pricey, but everything is new and shiny, most of the rooms have ocean views, there's a spa and a big pool with a neighboring baby pool, and when the summer masses...

Activities on Hawaii's Big Island

Travelers may think of Hawaii as the land of surfboards, sunsets and mai tais, but there's a lava flow of reasons to go beyond the beaches and discover why residents say they are lucky to live in Hawaii. And, yes, some of the state's best beaches are found on the Big Island. But don't get stuck there. Do what the locals do.-- George Fuller 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swim with...

Tesla Motors warns it will miss sales expectations

Tesla's Jason Noma polishes one of Tesla's new Model S sedans at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. The company made its 100th Model S in August. / July photo by Patrick Tehan/McClatchy-Tribune California start-up Tesla Motors warned investors Tuesday that its 2012 sales would fall about 30% below prior expectations because it is confronting "unique manufacturing challenges"...

Michigan players accept responsibility for tough loss

Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson apologized to teammates regarding his poor outing against Notre Dame, but defensive lineman Will Campbell assured the quarterback that no apology was necessary. (David Guralnick/Detroit News) Ann Arbor - Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson apologized to Wolverines fans after his five-turnover performance in a loss at Notre Dame last Saturday. He...

Response to SARS-Like Virus an Improvement Over 2003 Outbreak

Credit: Getty Images Health officials detected a SARS-like virus that started in the Middle East this month, but the global response is drastically different from what it was in 2003, when the world learned about the original SARS virus only after it had already taken hold of Hong Kong. The World Health Organization announced Sunday that two cases of a SARS-like virus have been...