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Imperial County water officials plan to add new safety features to the All American Canal to help prevent migrants from drowning. When that will happen, however, is uncertain. Immigrants rights activists say the delays are costing lives.

Egypt is taking a more aggressive role in stopping the flow of arms smuggled into the Gaza Strip and destined for Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls the territory. But the smugglers' tunnels are also an important funnel for food and other supplies, and halting the trade is difficult.

Following the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, protests have ignited across the Arab world. But while regimes may have reason to be nervous, it's still not certain that more leaders will fall.

Pentagon Tells Recruiters to Accept Gay Applicants, but San Diegans Rejected

Triumphant Egyptians, fresh from toppling President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime, once again poured into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, many vowing to stay put until the military guarantees the protesters' hard-fought freedoms.

Tom MacMaster said he created an online character and suddenly he didn't know how to end it. In an interview with NPR, he said that if his creation of "Gay Girl In Damascus" put into question other Mideast bloggers, he "feels awful."

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the country's longest-serving leader since the 19th century, stepped down Friday. His 30-year rule is recalled as a time of political repression, widespread corruption and economic stagnation for all but an elite few.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a devastating disease that is almost always fatal and has no known cure. We discuss the challenges the scientific and medical communities face in their efforts to fight the disease. We'll learn about some innovative research taking place in San Diego, and meet a man who is living with ALS.

Is it easy being green? We'll explore how companies are adopting environmentally-friendly business practices, making green products and offering green services, and how consumers are responding to the greening trend.

At a community center high in the rough western hills of Juarez, Lupe sits on a worn love seat inside a small counseling room. Outside, a harsh wind splats desert sand against the window pane. Out of safety concerns, she doesn't want to be identified by her last name. Lupe agreed to meet at the center; she doesn't feel safe talking in her neighborhood, where her son was killed last summer.