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Federal agencies are proposing new rules for handling gun buyers' background checks, in changes the Obama administration says will "keep guns out of potentially dangerous hands." The changes include a clarification of rules barring firearm possession due to mental health problems.

Ex-San Diego police Officer Christopher Hays, who pleaded guilty to groping and illegally detaining women while on duty, has been released from jail after serving five months of a one-year jail term.

Sixteen families who sued the estate of shooter Adam Lanza's mother will receive nearly $94,000 apiece under the deal. The settlement still needs a judge's approval.

About 13,000 employees at the five University of California hospitals — including UCSD Medical Center — have voted to go on strike 10 days from now, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announced Friday.

A federal program that repays school loans partially for nursing students in exchange for taking a job in an underserved area is now accepting applications.

The federal budget for bioscience has undergone big swings since 2000. Some scientists are now out of work and others are abandoning the ambitious, creative ideas that fuel discovery.

Algebra, trigonometry and calculus keep millions of people from graduating. And they're unnecessary, argues author and professor Andrew Hacker.

Algebra, trigonometry and calculus keep millions of people from graduating. And they're unnecessary, argues author and professor Andrew Hacker.

James Cole says his decision to approve subpoenas for reporters' phone records, amid national security leaks, "was a very, very tough call. At the end of the day, I'd probably have to do it again."

The subsidies are crucial to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature achievement.