San Diego police used rubber bullets to shoot a man with a knife in front of police headquarters last week. The event was broadcast live on the Internet.

California’s community colleges will lose $400 million in state funding under approved budget cuts. The system’s students will also be paying more for less.

The Associated Press today announced how many servicemen and women have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, based on the news service’s own count. According to the AP, 4441 American troops were killed while serving in Iraq:

State legislation that would give California one of the most ambitious renewable energy standards in the country is on its way to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.

Experts say so far, the amount of radiation reaching U.S shores has been detectable, but not dangerous. But some lawmakers and watchdogs are now questioning just how completely radiation levels are being tested.

Senator Feinstein wants more information on U.S. nuclear plant safety in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan.

Whenever a President delivers a speech on an important policy matter, you need to give him a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down. Last night, Obama explained his Libya policy pretty well.

A sailing accident in San Diego Bay that killed the uncle and grandfather of a special needs child on a charity boat trip was caused by a gust of wind that caught the jib, the only sail raised at the time, the president of the charity's board said Tuesday.

Once home to 23,000 people, Rikuzentakata is now an alien, tsunami-smashed landscape.

The highest-ranking member of the Coast Guard crew involved in a collision with a pleasure boat that killed an 8-year-o-ld boy has been sentenced to a pay cut.

Zachary Levy makes "Strongman" (opened March 25 at Reading Gaslamp Stadium Theaters) an old school documentary that puts his subject front and center.

A small earthquake has rattled northern San Diego County. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.8 quake struck Tuesday at 3:43 a.m. and was centered about 20 miles northeast of Escondido in the Lake Henshaw area.

At a time when higher education in California is bracing for some of the most severe budget cuts ever, it's important to remember the history and commitment that have created California's renowned university system. UC San Diego, which began as an offshoot of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.

What are the biggest challenges facing local Marines currently stationed in Afghanistan? We speak to Tony Perry of the Los Angeles Times about his recent trip to the Helmand Province, and discuss how things have progressed since his last visit to Afghanistan.

President Obama on Monday offered a resolute answer to a question that has been on the minds of many war-weary Americans over the past 10 days: Why did we mobilize the U.S. military in Libya? And why now? But for some, the president's defense of intervention fell short.

A decade-and-a-half after California voters approved the use of medical marijuana, the San Diego City Council has finally approved regulations for pot collectives.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control say preliminary data show the whooping cough vaccine is effective, but protection may wane in older kids.

Public radio fans may not recognize the name BJ Leiderman (unless they listen closely to credits!), but they likely know his work. Leiderman composed the music that launches NPR shows like "Morning Edition," "Car Talk," and "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me." Leiderman is in town for a concert produced by Orchestra Nova.