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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has testified in his own defense at his corruption trial in Washington. He denied he knew of any free renovations being done on his home. He said he had arranged a loan to pay for the renovations and intended to pay for everything.

The rippling economic problems have reached Chinese manufacturers, and, combined with changes made by the government, are creating dramatic slowdowns in production. Economic experts are predicting only single-digit growth after decades of incredible expansion.

The Navy will release a new environmental assessment this week on plans to build a multi million dollar headquarters on one of the most scenic sites in San Diego. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more

Rescuers along the Texas Gulf Coast continued to search for victims of Hurricane Ike on Sunday, as officials began to assess the damage caused by the massive storm. Millions were still without power and thousands of homes have been flooded.

In South Florida, Haitian-Americans and Cuban-Americans are mobilizing to help their friends and relatives back home. Conditions in Haiti make it hard to get aid to those who need it. Cuban-Americans face an embargo and restrictions of travel.

A lingering drought in Afghanistan has led to the smallest wheat harvest in the country in years. The diminished crop has thrown farmers and residents into a food crisis. Many point to the government for not coming to the farmers' aid fast enough.

Tropical storm Hanna and Hurricane Gustav have overwhelmed Haiti with floods and mudslides that have killed more than 130 people. The city of Gonaive is almost entirely cut off from the rest of the country. Officials call the situation "catastrophic."

California is arguably the nation's trailblazer in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The state has set an aggressive goal of requiring 20 percent of the energy sold here to come from renewable sources

While Russia and Georgia are battling in South Ossetia, they are also engaged in a propaganda war on the world stage. Western nations friendly to Georgia have condemned Russia's attacks against its neighbor. Moscow counters that its actions are a legitimate peacekeeping operation.

The “Port of San Diego Marine Freight Preservation and Bay Front Redevelopment Initiative” qualified for the November ballot this week. The initiative is an ambitious plan that will pull voters into