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Feds Slow To Roll Out Spanish-Language Health Care Website

The federal government plans to quietly roll out the Spanish-language version of HealthCare.gov any day now.

Deputy Attorney General Reflects On Controversies, Successes

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."

Unfilled requests for public records are piling up as the government claims it is being overwhelmed by Obamacare.

Feds Claim Obamacare Launch Is Hindering Government Transparency

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has a backlog of some 3,000 FOIA requests and says it may need 10 years or more to dig out from under some large cases.

San Diego Targeting Pot Shops After Guns, Cocaine Found At Dispensary

San Diego law enforcement leaders said Tuesday they're stepping up efforts to close illegal marijuana dispensaries following a rash of citizen complaints and the discovery of weapons at a shop in the Mount Hope neighborhood.

Judge Indicates UCSD Likely To Win In Fight Against USC

A judge said she will issue a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by UC San Diego against the director of a nationwide study on Alzheimer's disease, who transferred critical data on the project to the University of Southern California.

For Banks 'Too Big To Jail,' Prosecutors Count On A Promise To Behave

A conviction can be fatal for a big company. So in some cases prosecutors have been holding off on punishing firms that have broken the law. In return, the companies vow to clean up their act.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage on the final evening of the Republican National Convention.

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump's Republican Convention Speech, Annotated

NPR Politics adds context, analysis and checks facts in Trump's Thursday night address to the Republican National Convention.

Protesters in Philadelphia demonstrate in favor of net neutrality across the street from the Comcast Center in Philadelphia.

The FCC's Net Neutrality Vote: Here's What You Need To Know

The FCC is set to vote on whether to reclassify the Internet as a utility. If it votes in the affirmative, the commission will not allow Internet service providers to throttle traffic.

Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is fighting back against corruption charges.

Menendez Lawyers Accuse Government Of 'Fixation On Sex,' 'Salacious Headlines'

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is pushing back against Department of Justice charges of corruption. In filings Thursday night, his legal team tried to poke holes in the government's evidence.

A photo of a baby surrounded by strangers in the light of cameras, phones and electronic devices. During the first day of a baby’s life the amount of data generated by humanity is equivalent to 70 times the information contained in the Library of Congress. What will it mean to live in a world where every moment, from birth to death, is digitally chronicled and preserved in a vast cloud based databases, forever?

The Human Face Of Big Data

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

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