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Six weeks into an already troubled reign as Republican Party chairman, Michael Steele was fighting for his political life Thursday after telling GQ that abortion is an "individual choice" and that gay marriage decisions should rest with the states.

Auto parts maker Delphi wants to cancel existing labor contracts. The United Auto Workers union is calling the idea an insult. The former General Motors subsidiary is expected to ask a federal judge for permission to cancel the labor agreements. Delphi is in bankruptcy, and says it needs to cut its wages and benefits to survive.

Does Jerry Brown have what it takes to get the state budget passed on time, and to bring an end to the hyper-partisan politics that have defined California government over the last decade? We speak to political consultant Leo McElroy about what Jerry Brown will bring to the governor's office, and discuss the challenges Brown will face in his first couple months in office.

After the Big Three auto executives spent two days seeking support on Capitol Hill for a bailout, the grand finale is no finale at all. Democratic leaders say they are delaying a vote until the auto companies present a plan showing how they will restructure their business.

The FBI is asking amateur detectives to help write the final chapter of a 36-year-old mystery. Last month, the bureau reopened the case of the airline hijacker known as Dan Cooper, who bailed out of a plane with $200,000 in extortion money in 1971.

Five people were shot to death last night at a house in Temecula. Authorities say it could have been a murder-suicide. KPBS News spoke with Sergeant Dennis Gutierrez from the Riverside County Sheriff'

From 1976 to 1983, a vicious military dictatorship ruled Argentina. Among its crimes: taking hundreds of babies from their biological parents — political prisoners who then "disappeared." A group of determined grandmothers has been seeking to identify these stolen orphans.

The Supreme Court steps back into the abortion arena today. The issue is not the right to have an abortion but whether Congress can ban certain methods of abortion known as "partial-birth abortion."

Ants play a vital role in nature. But the non-native, aggressive Argentine ant species is threatening the balance of California's ecosystem. We talk with UCSD biologist David Holway about the impact o

The City of San Diego is talking about raising its water rates again, but at least one councilmember is opposed to the idea. We discuss the motivation behind the latest proposal to increase water rates, and why Councilmember Carl DeMaio thinks the rate hike is unnecessary.