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Voting officials across the country have been trying to find a secure, reliable voting system ever since the 2000 presidential elections. After electronic machine failures, a number of states are returning to paper ballots. But not everyone agrees that's the right way to go.

Nearly all the Democratic candidates for president appeared in the first forum on gay rights shown live on television. Sponsored by a group called the Human Rights Campaign, it was carried on the LOGO cable channel, which caters to a gay audience.

Political and social activism among teenagers and young adults is not a common occurrence today. But a Carlsbad High School student has become an active participant in current governmental and enviro

For thousands of military veterans returning to San Diego, a new journey is beginning -- often without a safety net. Are U.S. service men and women getting the mental health care they need to return to civilian life? How much responsibility should the U.S. military have to provide ongoing support to its veterans?

Leading Republicans say they will lobby colleagues in the House to override President Bush's rejection of a bill to expand health-insurance coverage for millions of poor children in the United States.

From an early age, society teaches that monogamy is the only option for having a family and living a long, happy life. But does society have room for those who do not fit this mold? What are the legal, individual and social ramifications for those who seek non-monogamous relationships? We speak with a law professor, marriage and family therapist and a pioneer in the polyamory community about the future of relationships.

What impact could algae have on modern agriculture in the United States? Scientists around the country exploring the potential of algae as a biofuel. We talk to UCSD professor Stephen Mayfield about algae as a fuel source.

The U.S. troop surge brought a tentative halt to the sectarian warfare in the the south Baghdad neighborhood of Saydeeya. But it's an uneasy calm, and the Iraqi government has done little to build on it.

John McCain and Barack Obama met in their first debate Friday night and clashed over the financial crisis, taxes, spending and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The theme of the night was supposed to have been foreign policy, but the Wall Street meltdown and continuing negotiations over a federal bailout forced their way onto the agenda.

Iraq's parliament passed a long awaited measure on Saturday to ease restrictions on former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party. Under the new law former low-level members of the Baath party can recoup government jobs.