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The federal agents found the suspected undocumented immigrants hiding inside one of three ventilation units on a northbound flatbed truck Wednesday morning.

These days, the Federal Public Defender's Office in Tucson, Ariz., has lots of space. Since the federal budget cuts known as sequestration began, the office has lost a quarter of its staff to layoffs or furloughs.

This month marks the fourth anniversary since the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station leaked radiation, leading to the plant's premature shutdown. So far, Southern California Edison has mostly escaped accountability for that incident despite revelations that the company knew the equipment was flawed before it was installed.

The city's public schools have lurched from one crisis to the next. The latest: cancelling the contract with the teachers' union. Just about everyone worries that there's no long-term fix in sight.

Bernardo Tecero was convicted of killing a Texas school teacher. Supporters say he should not be executed because he wasn't informed of his right to contact a consular official.

Michael Horowitz protests the Justice Department legal opinion that says DOJ officials decide what material he should get, and when.

Vigilante guards — some associated with militia groups — have begun appeared outside recruiting stations around the country, ostensibly to protect them in the wake of the Chattanooga shootings.

Republicans in Congress want to cut SNAP funding by 20 percent and transform the program. But proponents, including economists in the White House, say it keeps millions of families out of poverty.

TRIP, a national transportation research group, found that 51 percent of San Diego’s roads are considered to be in poor condition, the eighth-highest rate in the nation among large urban areas with populations above 500,000.

John Beliveau II will plead guilty to bribery charges Tuesday in federal court in San Diego. Beliveau could face a maximum sentence of 20 years.