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A new report shows “specialty pay” increased by 60 percent between 2000 and 2011 in 16 San Diego County cities.

In this economy, who in their right mind would quit their job and move to a new city where they don't have any contacts? That's exactly what thousands of military spouses do each year. They don't have a choice. The unemployment rate for military spouses is 26 percent.

Sen. John McCain intensified his assault on efforts to repeal the military's ban on openly gay service members at a hearing Thursday. But at least two other Senate Republicans -- Susan Collins and Scott Brown -- appeared open to supporting an end to the ban, as did Democrat Jim Webb.

After Sept. 11, Congress passed the Real ID program, intended to help prevent fraud and abuse in state-issued driver's licenses. But states have rebelled, citing the cost of compliance. Now one key Senate panel is weighing whether to ease up on some requirements.

There is concern among some that the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood could rise to power and push Egypt away from secularism. In an op-ed for The Boston Globe, Emile Nakhleh, former director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program at the CIA, argues those fears are misplaced.

As Democrats accuse Republican congressional leaders of being co-opted by the Tea Party in the federal budget negotiations, a new survey shows that half of all conservative voters ardently support the movement.

Hosni Mubarak is Egypt's longest serving ruler since the mid-19th century. But not all Egyptians are happy that he may run for president again next year. After 29 years under Mubarak, many Egyptians are fed up with enduring poverty and police abuses.

San Diego County election officials say the transition back to paper ballots has been mostly smooth. All precincts are accounted for, but absentee and provisional ballots will still take weeks to coun

We examine why some marijuana dispensaries must close before the rules are set.

China's 12 million Catholics have been bitterly divided for decades. Some belong to Beijing-sanctioned churches, while others worship in "underground" churches loyal to the Vatican. Even though Pope Benedict XVI has urged reconciliation, China's Catholics have struggled to follow his instructions.