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San Diego Research Feels Federal Budget Squeeze

San Diego scientists depend on federal dollars to carry out much of their research, but keeping their projects funded is an uphill political battle.

Conference Aims To Restore Respect in San Diego Civic Dialogue

After two mayoral elections in the city of San Diego in just as many years, a group of civic-minded individuals are coming together to restore civility to civic dialogue.

Even cleaning a bathroom daily didn't much affect the make-up of the community of microbes living there, scientists say.

What Microbes Lurked In The Last Public Restroom You Used?

A census of bacteria and viruses on the floors, toilets and soap dispensers of several bathrooms on a college campus turned up around 77,000 different types of organisms. Oh, joy.

Dr. Robert Wachter writes that computers have crowded out eye contact between the doctor and patient, in his latest book, <em>The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age.</em>

Digital Tools For Health Come With 'Hope, Hype And Harm'

Medicine's move into the computer age has great potential for improving care. But patients and doctors still face serious challenges in adapting to the rush of new technology.

Timothy Olyphant plays Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens on FX's Justified. The series finale airs tonight.

End Of FX's Excellent 'Justified' Highlights TV's Vanishing Westerns

FX's powerful modern-day Western 'Justified' airs its series finale tonight. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says its end underscores the decline of a once-powerful TV genre.

Cabrillo National Monument is a scenic park located at the tip of Point Loma Peninsula.

Whales, Tides And A Time Capsule At The Cabrillo National Monument

The Cabrillo National Monument will hold its 27th annual Whale Watching Weekend and Inter-tidal Life Festival beginning Saturday.

Dr. Robert Wachter writes that computers have crowded out eye contact between the doctor and patient, in his latest book, The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age.

Digital Tools For Health Come With 'Hope, Hype And Harm'

Medicine's move into the computer age has great potential for improving care. But patients and doctors still face serious challenges in adapting to the rush of new technology.

An anti-Obama protester yells on a megaphone Friday across the street from Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, where President Obama delivered remarks on his use of executive authority to relax U.S. immigration policy in Las Vegas.

In Southwest, New Immigration Policies Bring Frustration From All Sides

Anger and disappointment with Obama's executive action has been swift, and isn't just being voiced by anti-illegal immigration groups. Some immigrant rights supporters call the moves inadequate.

A member of Iraq's government forces battling Islamic State fighters in Anbar province earlier this month.

For Next President, The Fight Against Extremism Will Hit Closer To Home

The so-called Islamic State is endlessly creative in trying to get young men and women to leave home for Syria and Iraq. It's something the next president will have to wrestle with from Day 1.

Texas Hits The Books

For the first time in more than a decade, the Texas State Board of Education has adopted new social studies textbooks. But the process came with a few hiccups.

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