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Washington, D.C., has joined dozens of other cities in going after online travel websites for what they claim are tens of millions of dollars in back taxes on hotel bookings. After years of court battles, online travel companies and cities agree that hotel laws need to be updated.

As Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki settles in for a second term, he's begun to talk tough on the final withdrawal of American troops, scheduled for the end of this year.

To combat the growth of child prostitution in San Diego County, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to explore laws to strengthen penalties for human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation crimes.

Two Missouri Realtors go door-to-door offering some free assistance to homeowners who are within days of eviction. But it's hard to get clients because homeowners facing foreclosure seldom answer mail, phone calls or even their front door.

About one and a half years ago, Jesus Castro Romo was trying to sneak into the United States through Arizona’s hilly backcountry when a Border Patrol agent on horseback spotted his group of about 12 travelers. They scattered. The agent zeroed in on Castro.

The Veterans Administration has opened a new, multi-million dollar medical clinic in San Diego’s North County.

Everything, especially the news, is moving faster and faster. At this increasingly accelerated pace, is it inevitable that noteworthy events will rush lickety-split into each other, overwhelming us? Or will we just tune it all out?

San Diego independent bookstores will lose some competition when Borders declares bankruptcy. But they are not celebrating the news, which they see as a blow to the bookstore business.

Two years after a massive earthquake hit the East Coast of Japan — causing a tsunami and a meltdown at the Fukushima power plant — 300,000 people still live in temporary housing. Many believe they will they will never be able to return to their villages.

Eight days of deadly clashes between government forces and al-Qaida-linked insurgents have left Somalia's capital in a critical state, the international Red Cross said Tuesday. Al-Shabab is trying to overthrow the government and install a harsh brand of Islam across the country. More than 70 civilians have been killed in the fighting.