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More and more campaigns employ teams of opposition researchers. The shadowy world of "oppo" has evolved from a job for campaign interns to the realm of professionals and big money.

Downloadable audio books represented 9 percent of audio book sales in 2005. That's still small, but it's a 50 percent increase over the previous year. Beth Anderson, a senior vice president at Audible.com, says that number will keep going up as more people get MP3 players.

Former Ohio Rep. Bob Ney is sentenced to serve two and a half years in prison for his part in a bribery scandal still roiling the ranks of members and lobbyists in a wide-ranging corruption probe. Over four years, Ney took bribes; vacationed on others' tab; and gambled with other people's money.

The United Nations says that more than 34,000 civilians died in Iraqi violence in 2006, nearly three times as many as the Iraqi government says were killed. On Tuesday, the Senate conducted a hearing on the plight of the estimated 100,000 Iraqis who leave the nation each month.

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) will hold a hearing this week on the growing crisis of Iraqi refugees and the U.S. responsibility to help them. Debbie Elliott speaks with Sen. Kennedy about the hearing and looks at the State Department's current refugee resettlement plans.

It’s New Year’s resolution time. And while each of us may have a different goal, calming the mind may be the key to achieving most. Ellen Ciurczak explains.

Are old cell phones and computers piling up in your closet or garage? If so, you aren't alone in this fast-moving electronic age. More than 6,000 computers become obsolete in California everyday. S

A rope barrier used to keep people away from seals at the Children's Pool in La Jolla is expected to be put up today.

Infectious disease experts are advising teens and adults to get re-immunized this winter with a booster shot to ward off whooping cough. Sacramento Reporter Ellen Ciurczak has more.

In about a half-dozen areas around the state, first responders will practice reacting to large-scale emergencies, including a terrorist attack and an earthquake. Sacramento reporter Ellen Ciurczak has