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It was a momentous day in American political history as the Democrats lost the House of Representatives and barely kept their hold on the Senate. When the dust settled, what exactly did we learn about our leaders and ourselves? We turn to scholars and strategists for some answers.

We'll examine the winners and losers in Tuesday's primary election and what the outcomes mean for San Diego County.

Safety concerns loomed at two neighboring nuclear power plants after a giant tsunami driven by one of the largest earthquakes on record swamped northern Japan's eastern coast Friday, leaving massive destruction in its wake. The final toll of the disaster is far from clear, but Japanese officials say at least a thousand people have died.

How did a letter written in the mid-1600s help to create the concept of mathematical probability? What kind of impact did this realization have on the world? How is the concept of probability being

It doesn't seem to matter whether you're a Republican or a Democrat -- if you're a political incumbent and your place of business is Washington, D.C., your name is mud. One incumbent in serious trouble is Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who is heading into a runoff Tuesday against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter to decide the Democratic nomination.

While some might have the impression that

As the United States formulates its response to North Korea's missile tests, Robert Siegel talks with Ashton Carter, Professor of Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. Carter recently argued that an op-ed arguing that the United States should preempt a strike.

As UCSD begins a new academic year, Paul Drake begins a new job. We'll speak UCSD's new senior vice chancellor about what the school's new class looks like what philosophy the university brings to the

A San Diego teenager is headed to the national finals of the Siemens Westinghouse Competition, which recognizes the country's top science and math students. Sixteen year old Michael Viscardi won the

As submersible robots made another risky attempt to control the underwater Gulf oil gusher, the crude on the surface spread, closing in on Florida. BP's stock plummeted and took much of the market down with it, and the federal government announced criminal and civil investigations into the spill.