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Next week, Laura Bush travels to Africa to assess the progress of President Bush's AIDS relief plan. The first lady stresses the importance of abstinence, and rejects criticism that restrictions on how U.S. funds can be used are hindering efforts.

Monica Goodling, the Justice Department's former White House liaison, tells a House panel that she and her Justice colleagues played politics with hiring decisions and that the White House was deeply involved in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

Imperial Beach wants $56 million to replenish the beach with sand. Why does a beach need more sand and why does it cost so much? We speak with a coastal engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

A group of former Guantanamo detainees who were sent home to Russia were tortured and abused there, according to Human Rights Watch. The group says the United States sent the men to Russia against their will in 2004, and that Moscow's promise that they would be treated humanely proved worthless.

Right now, Mission Bay’s Fiesta Island is a haven for dogs whose owners let them run off the leash or swim in the bay. But pending development will change that open-space landscape that some locals h

Ghana, which turns 50 today, is planning nationwide celebrations that will be attended by dignitaries from around the world. The West African nation was the first black African country to obtain its independence from colonial rule. But there are mixed feelings about the anniversary.

U.S Marines go through the toughest training of any of the armed forces. And yet when they leave the military to join the civilian workforce, that experience isn’t easy to sum up in a resume. An expe

San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders announced today that internal accounting checks reveals the city misallocated $2 million. Sanders says the money will be refunded. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Louisiana's Small Rental Property Program is for small-scale landlords affected by Hurricane Katrina. A total of $800 million has been earmarked to help landlords renovate or rebuild their damaged properties. In exchange for forgivable loans, the landlords will charge under-the-market rents for 10 years.

A week after former State Senator Steve Peace unveiled an ambitious vision for San Diego's waterfront, the city of San Diego may take action on its own. Its North Embarcadero Visionary Plan has been i