There’s a major shake-up happening at San Diego City Hall. Council President Tony Young is resigning his post.

The head of a customs brokers association working on the U.S.-Mexico border has pleaded guilty to heading up a conspiracy to avoid paying import taxes.

At least four people are dead and several others injured after a train crashed into a trailer carrying veterans during a parade in West Texas.

At least four people are dead and several others injured after a train crashed into a trailer carrying veterans during a parade in West Texas.

Controversy over President Mary Lyons' decision to revoke a scholar's invitation to speak is still roiling the University of San Diego campus.

Steve Danon, the Republican candidate for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 seat, conceded the race today.

One of San Diego's leading economists predicts a gradually improving local economy next year and says the housing market may lead the way.

Two of California’s most prominent pollsters say that the state’s ethnic population is playing a more significant role in the outcome of elections.

After a deadly shooting on their block, residents spread the word about trauma-informed care.

San Diego Mayor-elect Bob Filner announced today that he would keep Fire Chief Javier Mainar and Police Chief William Lansdowne when he begins his administration. Filner also said he’s going to put about $22 million into public safety in the next few months.

A first-grade student at Freese Elementary Arts and Culture Magnet School was diagnosed with an infection caused by meningococcal bacteria, San Diego County health officials said today.

Some Democrats complain that Republicans in recent decades have had the edge in House races because GOP state legislatures have been better at the gerrymandering game. Except that may not be true.

There's nothing quite like a deadline to focus the mind. Even a deadline that's not quite real.

There's nothing quite like a deadline to focus the mind. Even a deadline that's not quite real.

Pechanga Tribal leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to purchase the Liberty Quarry site south of Temecula from Granite Construction.

New Jersey's most affluent community, Mantoloking, sits on a narrow barrier island 30 miles north of Long Beach. As Sandy approached, most of the residents fled inland. But Edwin C. O'Malley and his father, Edwin J. O'Malley Jr., hunkered down in their 130-year-old house.

Voters were frustrated by a 2012 presidential race they called more negative than usual and more devoid of substantive discussion of issues, according to a survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

California Governor Jerry Brown ordered flags over the State Capitol be flown at half-staff today in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Bennett. The 26-year-old from Glendora was killed by an improvised explosive device on November 10 in Afghanistan.

A new poll by a market research firm shows that many businesses in the state of Baja California, Mexico are victims of extortion over the phone, just like private individuals have been.

The air reeks so strongly of rotten eggs that tribal leader Wes Martel hesitates to get out of the car at an oil field on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. He already has a headache from the fumes he smelled at another oil field.

Tens of millions of Americans can't follow the government's guidelines for healthful eating because they can't afford or access enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes it's because they live in what's known as a "food desert," places devoid of markets with a good variety of quality fresh foods.

Tens of millions of Americans can't follow the government's guidelines for healthful eating because they can't afford or access enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes it's because they live in what's known as a "food desert," places devoid of markets with a good variety of quality fresh foods.

Assemblyman and former mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher said he plans to join Qualcomm as senior director of corporate development after his term in the state Assembly ends on December 2.

The U.S. Navy has eight minesweepers in the Persian Gulf right now, four of which are based in San Diego. The Navy is sending two additional crews to help operate the minesweepers, along with unmanned robotic tools to detect mines.

An animal rights group named UC San Diego the most vegan-friendly large school in the country, members of the group announced today.

Three young men were convicted today of first-degree murder in the death of a college student who was lured to a late-night robbery in Paradise Hills by a Craigslist ad for a laptop computer.

There's mixed reaction this afternoon to the news that BP has agreed to a deal with federal authorities to pay $4.5 billion in criminal and civil penalties related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill.

An SDSU project is discovering how social media and websites can be mined for key words and timelines. The resulting mass of information can be used to predict events such as a presidential election.

Bond. James Bond. With that famous introduction Ian Fleming's British secret agent announced himself on the screen in 1962. This past weekend Bond 23, "Skyfall" just opened. Time to geek out about 007. Listen to the extended discussion of Bond online.

If you thought the Latino vote mattered in 2012, just wait until 2030 — it's projected to double.

The largest population of the endangered Pacific pocket mouse is found at Camp Pendleton. Marines there do their best to avoid harming the tiny creature during training, but Marine officials are working for more formal guidelines to ensure the mouse's survival.

Now that BP has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4 billion in criminal penalties for misconducted related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill, there's a logical question:

Plumes of smoke were expected to be visible over Julian and the surrounding areas today as state firefighters perform a brush-clearing operation.

The researcher behind a recent study that found military women have a higher rate of unintended pregnancy is calling for review of how the military provides reproductive care for its female members.

There has been no dearth of post-election Republican self-flagellation.

We love when police departments put some personality and pizzazz into their public statements.

Update at 11:30 a.m. ET: Oil giant BP has agreed to plead guilty to criminal misconduct related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill and will pay a record $4.5 billion in criminal penalties, the company just confirmed. It will make the payments over six years.

Oil giant BP is preparing to plead guilty to criminal misconduct related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill later today, according to two sources familiar with the case. The sources said the settlement deal will also include the largest-ever penalty in a criminal case, topping the more than $1 billion payment by pharmaceutical maker Pfizer in a drug marketing prosecution (Pfizer also paid about $1 billion in civil penalties).

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday he knows of no other senior U.S. military officers being linked to the David Petraeus investigation that has ensnared the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen. Still, Panetta has ordered an investigation into why so many generals are having legal and ethical issues.

San Diego’s temporary winter homeless shelter is set to open next week, but won’t have nearly enough beds to accommodate the growing homeless population.

The faces of young women missing in Ciudad Juárez are now imprinted on tortilla paper wrapping. It ensures this serious problem gets daily attention, but it may be too little, too late.

A San Diego landmark slated for a $500 million expansion may be partially underwater by 2050.

The days when every school had a full-time nurse are long gone for San Diego Unified School District. There was even more of a squeeze on the district’s remaining nurses when school started this year.