Democrats and Republicans are on track to spend about $1 billion each on television advertising in the presidential race. Most of it is negative, and almost all of it is concentrated in nine battleground states.

DREAM Act supporters protested outside Congressman Brian Bilbray's office Thursday, and an immigrant rights coalition started running radio ads against him.

The average price of gasoline continues to retreat from the record high price set just a few weeks ago and some gas stations are already selling fuel for less than $4 a gallon.

The chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party alleged today that City Council candidate Ray Ellis violated campaign rules in his high-stakes race to unseat incumbent Sherri Lightner.

The state Public Employment Relations Board dismissed its lawsuit against the city of San Diego over voter-passed Proposition B, according to court documents made available today.

A recent Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California poll shows that Proposition 30 could get the support it needs to pass.

California prison officials will take control of the nation’s largest healthcare facility Friday, in an effort to end a federal court’s oversight.

Congressman Bob Filner is calling on San Diego U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy to resign after an e-mail from her revealed some involvement in the San Diego mayor’s race.

First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to attend a political fundraiser at the La Jolla home of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs and his wife, Joan, tomorrow.

The sailors of the San Diego-based USS Harpers Ferry got a special thank you from the people of Japan, a little more than a year after the crew helped provide post-tsunami and earthquake assistance as part of Operation Tomodachi.

Advocates say ratepayers shouldn't have to pay the $54 million a month it costs to keep San Onofre running. Plant owner Southern California Edison says it's looking at other sources to cover the expenses.

A federal hearing for the alleged daughter of drug kingpin "El Chapo" is scheduled for today.

A U.S. soldier who claims she didn't know she was pregnant gave birth while deployed in Afghanistan.

In San Diego for a Planned Parenthood rally on Friday, Sandra Fluke believes the November election is particularly important to women.

The Navy is hosting a conference to teach wounded veterans and potential employers about the challenges of re-entering the job market.

Only two states, Oregon and Washington, allow physician-assisted suicide. But there will be a third if Massachusetts voters approve the so-called Death with Dignity ballot question. It would let terminally ill patients with six months or less to live get a lethal prescription. The outcome of that vote could change the landscape for legalized suicide nationwide.

From new plays to new dining spots, there is much to look forward to for many weekends to come.

Frank Tanabe, the 93-year-old WWII veteran who gained fame at the end of his life by voting on his death bed, has succumbed to liver cancer. Tanabe died Wednesday in his daughter Barbara's Honolulu home.

The U.S. military says two of its service members have been killed in an apparent insider attack by an Afghan police officer.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael S. Duskin, 42, was killed in Afghanistan on October 23, according to the Department of Defense. He was shot to death while on dismounted patrol in the Chak District of Wardak Province.

It would be virtually impossible for any country to be energy independent. Energy security is a more realistic goal. U.S. oil production is on track to surpass Saudi Arabia's, and imports are falling. Also, increased regional production could mean the U.S. buys more oil from places like Brazil and Canada and less from producers in the Middle East.

Two contests for San Diego Unified school board seats probably haven't been on the radars of lots of voters in the City of San Diego.

A red flag warning is in effect for much of San Diego County from Thursday night through Saturday afternoon as powerful Santa Ana winds, combined with single-digit humidity, are expected to increase the danger of wildfires.