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Local businesses offer a discount on select items in order to encourage folks to enjoy Hillcrest during the mid-week. Spring is here, get out on your bike or on foot and sample all Hillcrest has to offer, even if you're on a budget!

The swine flu pandemic has been a stimulus of sorts for California’s cash-strapped county health departments because of an infusion of federal emergency funds.

The U.S. government says about 75 million travelers crossed the northern border in the last fiscal year, less than the 87 million who came by air. Both are dwarfed by the number of visitors crossing the southern border with Mexico: 234 million. One busy point of entry for travelers is Nogales, Ariz.

People who wait till the last moment to file their taxes were given an extra weekend to fret over their taxes this year. Today, Monday April 18, is the last day to file. If you are caught with last minute questions we have some help for you, a member of the IRS will be in studio taking your calls.

The Federal Reserve slashed the federal funds rate, charged on overnight loans between banks, by one-half a percentage point to 4.75 percent. Wall Street investors were happy. But for average people, the cut doesn't translate into that much money in their pockets.

President Obama declared victory Friday after congressional negotiators reached a dawn agreement on a sweeping overhaul of rules overseeing Wall Street.

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates Wednesday by at least a half-percentage point to 1 percent. Economists believe the Fed will cut rates because of the current financial turmoil and fears that there might be a prolonged recession.

Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says he was racially profiled when he was pulled over by Chicago police last month. Police say Davis swerved over the center line and defend the citation. But, the African-American congressman says he will challenge the $75 ticket.

Legislation enacted last year gives a $7,500 tax credit for some first-time homebuyers who purchased in 2008. The catch: They have to pay the money back. But those who buy this year get an $8,000 tax break free and clear.

Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position.