A computer glitch that inadvertently cancelled food stamp cards has left tens of thousands of Californians unable to use them to buy food.

A public dispute over the power to make appointments to outside agencies erupted today between San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and City Council President Todd Gloria -- and resulted in harsh words between the two officials who are relatively new to their posts.

California Governor Jerry Brown says his treatment for prostate cancer is finished – and he’s all set for a busy month at the State Capitol.

Governor Jerry Brown is rejecting a federal court order to further reduce California’s prison population. He says the state has addressed the serious health care and overcrowding problems in its prisons at a cost of billions of dollars.

The hearing is part of an inquiry by the California Public Utilities Commission.

California will start phasing out multiple-choice, bubble-in tests next year.

The San Diego County Republican Party is trying to step up its game. One of its first steps is appointing a new executive director.

A guided-missile frigate left San Diego on Tuesday morning for a six-month deployment to Central American waters. Its mission is to disrupt illegal drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean.

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 The Styletones and Bushwalla.

Two years after the Tucson killings that left six people dead and suspended the career of a congresswoman, the city inaugurated a gun buyback program for citizens to turn in their weapons.

A fuel leak Tuesday on a Tokyo-bound Japan Airlines flight forced the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to cancel takeoff and return to the gate at Boston's Logan International Airport. It was the second incident involving a Dreamliner in two days.

A military judge ruled today that Army Pvt. Bradley Manning suffered illegal pretrial punishment - and then reduced Manning's possible sentence should he be found guilty of charges in the Wikileaks case.

There are more than 5 million people with Alzheimer's in the U.S., and most are cared for at home. Now, one company has begun offering training to family caregivers to help them deal with the special challenges of caring for an Alzheimer's patient.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is the kind of town tourists visit and never want to leave. In winter there are skiing and snowshoeing; in summer, the horse racing season at its historic racetrack.

The City Council unanimously agreed today to spend $250,000 to retain an outside law firm to handle civil lawsuits arising from the actions of convicted former San Diego police Officer Anthony Arevalos.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously elected Greg Cox as chairman.

A recent news article about Camp Pendleton Marines using meditation as a means of improving their mental health has the head of the Family Research Council up in arms.

Record numbers of people in need continue to strain the resources of the San Diego Food Bank. The new CEO shares his plans for the bank's future.

On Day 2 of the preliminary hearing for James Holmes, who is charged with the murders of 12 people and wounding of dozens at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last summer:

The City Council today gave unanimous final approval to a 50-year lease with the organization that operates the San Diego Civic Theatre.

The amount of caffeine found in dietary supplements and energy drinks for sale on military bases could cause harmful side effects, according to a new study funded in part by the Department of Defense.

Last year "marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States," the National Climatic Data Center just confirmed.

Marines at Camp Pendleton and other bases are about to be subject to a crackdown by the military. As of January 1, random breathalyzer tests will be administered to Marines.

Time was that a Swiss bank account was synonymous with confidentiality and keeping assets from prying eyes. No more.

"Zero Dark Thirty" (currently playing throughout San Diego) has been stirring controversy. It also sparked the interest of my new Teen (okay pre-teen to be honest) Critic Robert Mackey. Mackey represents the next generation of filmgoers and that's why I want to allow him a chance to share his opinions.

Gov. Jerry Brown is challenging a federal court order that California further reduce its inmate population to improve prison conditions, reigniting a legal battle that already once reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Navy is spending the month of January offering family planning seminars - an attempt to deal with its Sailors' 74-percent unplanned pregnancy rate.

Gays who were forced to leave the U.S. military before 2011's repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy were often given honorable discharges -- but were only granted about half of the discharge pay that otherwise would have been due to them.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Where once the post-holiday schedule was a blizzard of chilly reruns, January is aburst with premieres and finales.

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

Dozens of gay and lesbian former military servicemembers who were discharged due to their homosexuality will receive the rest of their severance pay under a settlement approved Monday by a federal court.

One day after the check was issued, million dollar lottery winner Urooj Khan was dead.

Rain, snow, gusty winds and significantly cooler temperatures are in store for San Diego County this week as a cold front moves in from the northwest, forecasters said today.

An unprecedented drop in California's child population coupled with a growing wave of Baby Boomer retirements has major implications for the state and should drive lawmakers to adopt policies that will nurture young people with improved educational opportunities and health care, according to a report released today.

DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. safety regulators have cleared the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee after an investigation into possible engine fires.

Kaiser Permanente may be held responsible for compromising the medical records of nearly 300,000 people.

When children are gunned down in their classrooms, as happened last month in Newtown, Conn., it's time to say "enough," former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., tells ABC News.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Washington this week for meetings with President Obama and other senior administration officials. The talks are expected to help set the framework for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan after the bulk of American and NATO forces leave at the end of 2014. One of the key issues to be discussed is the number of American troops to remain in Afghanistan after that date.

This year's flu season started about a month early, prompting federal health officials to warn it could be one of the worst in years. They're urging everyone to get their flu shots.