Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have locally-contracted Chagas disease, according to the study, which was published in September on the CDC's website and in PubMed.

Despite homebuilders' discouragement with the housing market, single-family starts rose in July, fueled by the South.

Instead, if you look at recently released data for the 26 House seats that touch some parts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, you find a wide variety of congressional communities. Also see: Data reveals differences, and some ...