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U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema sentences an unrepentant Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Moussaoui's final public words were that Americans would never catch Osama bin Laden.

Before American commanders and policymakers settle on what to do next in Afghanistan, they need to agree on whom they are fighting. Gen. Stanley McChrystal says Afghanistan presents "a uniquely complex environment" — with three insurgencies to battle.

The War on Terror was meant to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States, but author Jane Mayer says that policies like extraordinary rendition have compromised American values.

It's been a busy week for city politics, and KPBS Metro Reporter Katie Orr is here to give us an update on the latest news coming out of City Hall. What are the details of the latest proposal to keep libraries and recreation centers open? Could a public-private partnership save the beach fire pits? And, why are the business fees in San Diego less than other California cities?

Police reportedly fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of anti-government protesters in Libya's second-largest city on Wednesday as unrest continued to spread across the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Five Muslim immigrants face life in prison after a federal jury in New Jersey found them guilty of conspiring to kill military personnel. They were acquitted of attempted murder.

GM and its partner manufacture the Wuling Sunshine, a $5,000 minivan, in China. But there is little hope such an inexpensive mode of transportation would sell in the U.S. without fancy options and basic safety features like air bags.

The Winter Olympics tends to be heavy on glitz and fanfare, but this year much of the pageantry is taking place unusually close to one of the bleakest neighborhoods in North America. Vancouver's "Skid Road" is just a few blocks from the site of the opening ceremony.

The House had been expected to approve a Democratic overhaul of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, on Wednesday, but now it's unclear when the vote will occur. The bill expands oversight of the government's spying program and broadens the jurisdiction of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

U.S. residents of Middle Eastern and North African descent have been tracking events and family in the region with equal measure of anticipation, excitement and trepidation.