The San Diego Police Department will increase security Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium for the annual visit by the Oakland Raiders but will not release details, a spokeswoman said today.

President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

As the U.S. nears the edge of the fiscal cliff, California’s economy and state budget could hang in the balance.

San Diego County law enforcement will be conducting DUI checkpoints Friday through New Year's Day.

The state Department of Finance has reversed previous rulings and will allow the city of San Diego to use leftover redevelopment funds to pay for construction projects benefiting homeless and low-income families, the City Attorney's office announced today.

A San Diego Unified School District Board of Education member will ask his colleagues after the new year to call for a district-wide review of safety plans in light of the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Several crew members from the USS Ronald Reagan are suing a Japanese utility over radiation exposure. The eight Sailors filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Diego last week.

At a suicide prevention center in upstate New York, America's troops and veterans are calling in for help.

Midday host Maureen Cavanaugh, along with Alison St. John and Tom Fudge, who also fill the host chair from time to time, reflect on their candidates for the top San Diego stories of 2012.

Seeking to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are set to take effect on Jan. 1, President Obama and the four leaders of Congress are huddling at the White House at 3 p.m. today.

Iran has begun naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of the world's oil exports pass.

Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Darren Evans will face court-martial in February for the brutal murder of his roommate, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Mario Arias.

Univision is best known for its Spanish-language service, but now it’s looking to broaden its audience by reaching out to English-speaking Latinos.

The State Department is closing its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordering its diplomatic team to leave as rebels there continue to advance and violence escalates.

The death Thursday of retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf -- "Stormin' Norman" -- has prompted many looks at the legacy of the American commander who led coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, which pushed Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Army out of Kuwait.