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U.S. Geological Survey crews are closely monitoring river conditions using a small, boat-like instrument so they can help public safety officials prepare for flooding.

California has a new Assembly Speaker Monday, as San Diego lawmaker Toni Atkins officially gives up the seat.

Jukebox musical takes the stage at Carlsbad's New Village Arts Theatre

A Senate investigation finds that Medicaid programs in 33 states spent more than $1 billion on the hepatitis C drug Solvaldi in a single year.

Many teachers in urban schools don't understand their students or the places they live, says author and educator Christopher Emdin.

What if there were a way to take the waste heat that spews from car tailpipes or power plant chimneys and turn it into electricity? An entrepreneur says something called thermoelectrics is the key.

Several of San Diego's top philanthropists Monday pledged money to Teach For America San Diego, which recruits and trains teachers to work at low-income schools in the region.

The food industry has long marketed highly processed products to kids with characters like Tony the Tiger. But similar tactics can also work to sway school kids to eat more vegetables, a study finds.

Using gold, silicone and heart cells from a rat, scientists have made a tiny artificial stingray. The engineering involved in propelling it could help make a heart that's more than a mechanical pump.

Patrick Awuah left his job as a Microsoft engineer to establish a new kind of school for his country. That accomplishment has now earned him a "genius grant" of $625,000 from the MacArthur Foundation.