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The California Coastal Commission recently told San Diego to upgrade its main sewage treatment facility. The city's third request for a waiver from the federal Clean Water Act was rejected late last week.

San Diego Police Captain Mary Corticelli says an 18-year-old boy who police shot dead over the weekend had a toy gun in his car. Corticelli says San Diego Police officers Louis Galante and Jack Pearso

One of the most famous lines from the United States Declaration of Independence states "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Today we will focus on the "pursuit of Happiness" portion of the Declaration of Independence as we speak to the author of "The Politics of Happiness." Should governments focus as much on "gross national happiness" as they do on the gross domestic product? How can governments assess happiness? And, what can be gained from having a happier populace?

America changed drastically following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. As it fights two wars abroad and terrorism at home, the U.S. psyche is fixed on who the enemy is and how it will strike.

Pamela MacPhee, a mother of three, was a surrogate mom for a family member whose wife suffered from cancer-related infertility. She describes her experience in a new book, "Delivering Hope."

The beleaguered mid-Atlantic will now resume digging out after logging 3 feet of snow in a week. The second major storm within days roared through the region Wednesday, leaving a fresh blanket from Washington to New York.

The political crisis in Zimbabwe has led to breakdown in law and order, with a marked increase in sexual assaults against women and girls. Betty Makoni is the founder of Girl Child Network, a group that tries to save girls from abuse in Zimbabwe. She shares her own story of abuse and discusses the challenge of preventing abuse in her increasingly unstable country.

California's money problems are forcing public universities and colleges to turn away hundreds of thousands of students this year just when the number of applications is at an all time high. KPBS Edu

Michel Gondry's Interior Design, one of three tales in Tokyo! (Liberation Entertainment)

President-elect Obama completed his top Cabinet selections, saying his team of advisers can meet economic challenges but warning that recovery will be years off. Among his choices Friday were Ray LaHood to head the Transportation Department and Hilda Solis for labor secretary.