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SAN DIEGO -- One of San Diego’s most popular destinations, Mission Bay, is aptly described as the “largest water park of its kind in the world.” Covering more than 4,200 acres and drawing thousands of tourists and locals every day, it is treasured by boaters, wake boarders, stand-up paddlers, anglers and all manner of water sports enthusiasts. However, urban runoff and uses of the bay cause many to wonder about its water quality and associated health impacts.

Bo is a black and white Pit Bull Terrier mix weighing 72 pounds. He is 2 years old and has been neutered.

Why I'd make a great companion

OMAHA, Neb. -- A woman contends she was expelled from Grace University in Omaha a semester before her graduation because she is a lesbian.

Danielle Powell, 24, said Tuesday she enrolled in the fundamentalist Christian university in 2007 but was expelled last year after school authorities learned she had a relationship with a female student.

Although Powell has moved on, marrying a different woman, she is still caught in a dispute with Grace officials over financial aid. She says the university has denied release of her transcripts, preventing her enrollment in another university.