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California voters are being asked to tweak the legislature's term limit law on February 5. Supporters say changes need to be made so lawmakers can develop experience. Opponents argue term limits are w

San Diegans don’t like taxes. Even taxes they can dump on out-of-town guests. Twice in the last four years, San Diegans have rejected proposals to increase the hotel tax in order to pay for much need

Northrop Grummon today won a $660 million contract to provide information technology services to the County of San Diego. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

A new study finds that green tea significantly reduces the risk of death from many causes, including heart disease. The study did not find, however, that green tea has any effect on cancer, as has been previously claimed.

Next week, San Diego voters will face Proposition N. The $870 million school bond would help the San Diego Community College District pay for new facilities and equipment on its three campuses. Critic

Scientists teach the FBI and others to understand facial expressions to ferret out criminal and terrorist motivation. Research links tics, furrows, smirks and frowns to emotion and deceit.

Iraqis greet the country's newly formed governing council with cautious optimism. The 25-member group holds its first full day of meetings, but fails to elect a leader. In one of its first moves, the council bans several national holidays associated with Saddam Hussein and his Baath party. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt and Miami University political science professor Adeed Dawisha.

President-elect Barack Obama laid out his vision for an economic stimulus plan Thursday at George Mason University. Read his prepared remarks.

In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year old Chelsea King, some people are calling for tougher laws to regulate sex offenders. Others say the laws we have aren't working. We look at what's being proposed, what laws are in place and what needs to change.