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California lawmakers questioned homeland security officials over delays and cost overruns on construction of fences along the US-Mexico border. Sara Sciammacco reports from Washington.

Nearly half of all San Diego teenagers have sexual intercourse by the time they graduate from high school. Even so, many of these teens don't know how to prevent pregnancy or how to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases.

More writers are turning to self-publishing companies to get their work to readers, and the e-readers like the iPad may make the transaction even easier. Laura Sydell talks to authors who are bypassing traditional publishing companies.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany expressed "shame" at the scandal, and a hot line for victims of abuse by clergy and church employees has been set up. But victims groups continue to press for action from independent investigators and the German government, saying the church has shown itself unable to investigate its own crimes.

Traumatic Brain Injury has been called the signature injury of the Iraq war. Nationwide, studies suggest 300,000 returning veterans experience the symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI. In San Diego, the V.A. Medical Center reports about 50 veterans a month present at the TBI clinic for testing.

A federal agency has released a report on rising sea level and the effect on coastal areas like San Diego. The report says possible damage includes erosion of local beaches and more intense coastal fl

Can drugs make us smarter? Some students are taking drugs developed for people with cognitive deficits like ADHD to help them learn faster and remember better. As part of our monthly series on ethic

Newsweek correspondent Maziar Bahari was arrested in Tehran a year ago while covering Iran's election protests. He explains how he endured 118 days in Iran's notorious Evin Prison, where he was repeatedly interrogated and tortured — and how he now views his homeland.

A decision to offer the pill and other methods of contraception to children at a middle school in Portland, Maine, has touched off all sorts of controversy. The Portland School Committee voted this week to allow a clinic at the school to offer birth control. Parents must approve their children's use of the clinic but they would not be notified if the kids were given contraceptives.

It's Sunshine Week, but it has nothing to do with the weather. We'll find out how San Diego rates on open government and about efforts currently underway in here to support open government and access to information.