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Presidential adviser Karl Rove may have played a part in loosening EPA regulations for a Republican oil executive, according to an article in The Los Angeles Times. According to the article by Times reporter Tom Hamburger, Rove received a 2002 letter from Republican activist and Texas oil tycoon Ernest Angelo about the regulation. Robert Siegel talks with Hamburger.

San Diego city council has voted to change the regulations on condo conversions. The new regulations will require that low income renters receive clear advance notification if displaced by a condo con

A visit to an isolated, poverty-stricken village in China's mountainous Northwest illustrates how far some rural areas lag behind the country's cities -- and the challenges Beijing faces in tackling the problem.

President Bush this week is expected to sign a $70 billion tax-cut package into law. It will lower rates for investors and save billions of dollars for families with above-average incomes. Now Republicans in Congress are turning their attention toward the estate tax. They want it repealed permanently.

A San Diego researcher says legalizing small amounts of drugs in Mexico could make Tijuana a mecca for drug users and increase rates of drug addiction and related crime in San Diego. University of San

The San Diego city council has put off, yet again, a controversial decision on whether to pay the legal bills for former elected officials fighting conflict of interest charges. KPBS reporter Alison S

The San Diego city council has put off, yet again, a controversial decision on whether to pay the legal bills for former elected officials fighting conflict of interest charges. KPBS reporter Alison S

Six years ago, the meeting of The International Monetary Fund and World Bank was targeted by protesters in Washington, D.C. This weekend, the streets of the capitol are quiet. What has changed?

The Bush administration is considering a requirement that some of the biggest SUVs meet fuel economy standards for the first time. Vehicles weighing between 8,500 and 10,000 pounds have been exempt from the standards. If regulators change the rules, automakers would likely have until 2011 to meet the new targets.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday on whether the federal government may order law schools to give military recruiters the same access as other prospective employers. Currently, federal funds can be withdrawn from an entire university if one of its schools bans military recruiters.