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In the city of San Diego's business improvement districts, owners pay into a fund to promote the area, but not all businesses are aware of their membership in the district.

The "Ghost Ship," a warehouse that was used as a residence and performance space in Oakland, Calif., caught fire in December, killing 36 people. The building manager and a party planner face charges.

Qatar hosts a key air base for the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. It's unclear how or if coalition members that severed ties with Qatar will continue to participate in operations out of that base.

With support for single-payer health insurance in California growing amid federal efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, the state Senate passed a measure Thursday that would create a new state agency to oversee health care and pay providers directly, eliminating premiums and co-pays for patients.

For millions of American women who have struggled to get pregnant, fertility treatment has been the medicine of miracles. The price is steep, both financially and emotionally. Failure can be especially devastating.

Council will vote on the fiscal budget, could choose to cut funding for special election

A bill that would make significant changes to the governing structure of the San Diego Association of Governments has cleared the state Assembly and now heads to the Senate. San Diego's two Democratic senators have not taken a position on the bill.

But Carson says that "how a person thinks" is only one component that contributes to being poor. He spoke to NPR about the comment and how his agency hopes to "break these cycles" of poverty.

Teenage pregnancy rates have declined across the country, but some parts of Texas have made much less progress on that. Abstinence-only sex ed policies may be one reason why.

Federal housing officials are closing two large public housing projects in Cairo, Ill., renewing concerns that the predominantly African-American town will be wiped off the map altogether.