A woman mauled by a bear in a rural area of Southern California was recovering Wednesday as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal.

Portrait of Charlie Lostaunau, the new president of the San Jose chapter of the American GI Forum, a Mexican-American veteran's group that led the Latino civil rights movement after World War II.

California is playing its usual role in presidential politics - campaign ATM. John McCain will be back in the state Monday for fundraisers in Bakersfield and San Francisco.