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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is expected to win reelection next week, in the country's first multi-candidate presidential elections. Mubarak will face nine challengers, all of whom are struggling to get their message out.

Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki misses Sunday's deadline and fails to select the last three ministers for his national unity government. A parliamentary session to ratify the names was postponed. As the politicians squabble, 36 more Iraqis die in violence around the nation -- most of them were shot.

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Part Two of the Zombie Exposé

The San Diego City Council has voted to send construction of a new downtown central library out for bids. We look at why (and whether) a viable, robust central library is necessary, what it would cost, if the city can afford it and if now is the right time to go ahead with it.

The new and improved Lincoln High School in South San Diego is enrolling students all this week. The rebuilt campus is expected to be one of the district's premier high schools. KPBS reporter Ana Tint

San Diego Democratic Congressman Bob Filner has jumped into the fray over the massive Navy Broadway Complex development on San Diego’s waterfront. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Congress is closer to a legal standoff with the White House. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected Thursday to give its chairman the power to subpoena White House aides over the firings of eight federal prosecutors. The House Judiciary Committee did the same Wednesday.

After more than a decade of negotiation, Congress is likely to pass legislation that would bar insurers and employers from discrimination based on a person's genetic makeup. Bush has endorsed the concept, but some in the insurance and business community remain wary.

Nearly 40 percent of San Diegans don’t earn enough money to live here, according to a new report. San Diego is the 11th most expensive city in the United States. The County’s unemployment rate is at