Since that devilish little morality saga with Linda Evans and Joan Collins left television in 1989, there have been no dynasties in our world outside of sports.

The California Highway Patrol says a bus that careened out of control down a mountain before crashing and killing seven people --three of them from San Diego -- has been towed from the highway, nearly 24 hours after the accident.

Earth Fair 2013 will take place at its traditional location this spring following months of uncertainty stemming from a now-scuttled project to remove cars from the center of Balboa Park, Mayor Bob Filner announced today.

Derek Jacobi returns to a role he played 30 years ago, coaches actors at the Globe in aspects of the play, reveals why it could have cost Shakespeare his life — and shares some of the extraordinary modern political parallels within the play that still resonate as dictators are deposed. Also featured are notable excerpts from the upcoming GREAT PERFORMANCES film adaptation starring Ben Whishaw and Patrick Stewart.

Scripps Health announced today that it will begin offering hospice services in the wake of San Diego Hospice's recent cutbacks and decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Protea Gallery is a new addition to the North Park Scene. KPBS Arts Reporter Beth Accomando stopped by to see the installation of the new exhibit Textscapes featuring a paper sculpture by Joyce Dallal.

California Governor Jerry Brown is downplaying Texas Governor Rick Perry’s effort to lure businesses to the Lone Star state.

San Diego County Supervisors will decide Wednesday on the fate of a solar project near Ramona.

The leaders of Sharp Hospice talk about why more people are choosing hospice care and the challenges that growth creates.

In Washington, there's always one kind of alleged war or another against some group or idea -- the war on women, the war on religion and the war on the Second Amendment come quickly to mind.

Members of California's highest court expressed skepticism Tuesday over claims that the state's medical marijuana laws prohibit local governments from banning storefront pot shops.

UC San Diego ranks fourth in California and 13th nationally for the number of undergraduate alumni that serves in the Peace Corps, according to a report released today.

Fifteen years ago, Denis Gagnon bought a company that made a product nobody really liked: hand dryers. But he quickly managed to turn Massachusetts-based Excel Dryer into an innovator with the Xlerator -- a high-speed dryer that cut drying time from more than 30 seconds to less than 15.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Lawmakers in at least 11 states are looking at plans to restrict the use of drones over their skies amid concerns the unmanned aerial vehicles could be exploited to spy on Americans.

New research indicates that stray and feral cats are a real threat to other wildlife. San Diego's Humane Society and the Audubon Society weigh in on the new report.

The commander of the John C. Stennis Strike Group, which includes the San Diego-based USS Mobile Bay, posted a video update for Stennis families on the group's Facebook page.

Men can be forgiven for being confused over screening for prostate cancer. Doctors are confused, too.

Florida voters in 2010 approved constitutional amendments by nearly two-to-one margins that forbade state legislators from coordinating with political parties or favoring incumbents when drawing new congressional districts.

Sometimes all you need is music. And sometimes you need that music live. Welcome to LIVE AT THE BELLY UP. San Diego has long been known as a hotbed of great musical talent. What’s more, San Diego is home to one of the best music venues on the West Coast. Since 1974, the Belly Up has been featuring great local bands from the Cedros Design District. This episode features B-Side Players and Maren Parusel.

The first hearing on fixing the immigration system will be held by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

The Pez dispenser is a cultural icon that has withstood the test of time, with Mickey Mouse, Yoda, even George Washington doling out little candy bricks through their plastic necks.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fined 10 businesses in San Diego and Imperial counties more than $173,800 for hiring “unlawful” employees.

The Navy wife who helped create Dogs on Deployment, a non-profit that helps find temporary homes for the beloved canines of deployed troops, has been nominated as Military Spouse of the Year.

In the 1980s, immigration reform was described as a three-legged stool: amnesty for undocumented immigrants, and border and workplace enforcement to prevent future ones.

California's attorney general sued debt rating agency Standard & Poor's on Tuesday, claiming it inflated its ratings of certain investments, costing the state's public pension funds and other investors billions of dollars.

LA JOLLA (CNS) - A team from The Scripps Research Institute found that the absence of a certain type of immune cell, or of a key signaling molecule within the cell, could protect against the debilitating auto-immune disease lupus that afflicts millions around the world, it was announced today.

This news got our attention, and not just because The Two-Way's home office is in the nation's capital:

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 14-year-old boy was arrested today within hours of allegedly carrying out a fiery vandalism rampage that wreaked an estimated $70,000 worth of monetary losses at a Sorrento Valley day-care center, authorities reported.

The board in charge of protecting the Tubbataha Reef, where the USS Guardian ran aground last month, has approved a U.S. Navy plan to cut the ship into pieces in order to remove it safely from the area.

A Justice Department memo written prior to a drone strike that killed former San Diego Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in September 2011 states the U.S. can lawfully kill an American citizen in a foreign country if it's determined that person is a high-ranking al-Qaeda operative.

It's the nature of the business that plenty of people have to work for highly demanding egomaniacs. Among elected officials, few relish having to spend big chunks of their time asking other people for money, one of the essential chores.

They’re coming for our jobs. A new ad from Texas Gov. Rick Perry hit the California airwaves this week.

American citizens who become leaders in al-Qaida or other terrorist organizations overseas and pose "an imminent threat" to Americans may be killed with drone strikes even when there's no evidence that they have specific plans to attack Americans or U.S. interests, according to a Justice Department memo that surfaced Monday.

With a growing number of people choosing to die at home, the federal government is questioning who's in hospice and for how long.

School Corruption Case to Stay in South County

As more becomes known about how authorities rescued an almost-6-year-old boy named Ethan from his nearly week-long captivity in an Alabama bunker with a gunman, some fascinating details are emerging.

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Recently retired San Diego police Assistant Chief Boyd Long was lauded by the City Council today for his 28 years of service.

Twenty years after President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers' rights groups say many employees still must choose between their family or their job.

Puerto Rico's population is dropping. Faced with a deteriorating economy, increased poverty and a swelling crime rate, many citizens are fleeing the island for the U.S. mainland. In a four-part series, Morning Edition explores this phenomenon, and how Puerto Rico's troubles are affecting its people and other Americans in unexpected ways.

The gun violence that scars some Chicago neighborhoods has been a plague for one woman. Shirley Chambers first lost a child to gunfire in the mid 1990s. In 2000, a daughter and a son were shot to death just months apart. On Monday, Chambers buried her last child.