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Many economists are predicting Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his fellow policymakers will continue to depress long-term rates.

The Fed In 3 Phrases: Decoding Bernanke And Co.

The Federal Reserve ends its two-day meeting Wednesday by offering its assessment of the economy and then declaring its latest plan for making things better. Will the Fed's monetary policy formula offer another dash of Operation Twist or a dose of QE3? Read more about these key phrases and what they mean.

Reservoir Water Release Planned For Fall Won't Impact San Diego, Officials Say

A massive reduction in releases of reservoir water to the Colorado River planned for this fall should not impact San Diego's water supply over the next year, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Friday.

How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans? In FRONTLINE’s “United States of Secrets,” a two-part series from Michael Kirk and Martin Smith, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the U.S. government’s massive and controversial post-9/11 secret surveillance program.

FRONTLINE: United States Of Secrets

Airs Tuesdays, May 13 & 20, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

A police officer stands guard at the scene of a Metro-North passenger train derailment in the Bronx borough of New York on Dec. 1.

N.Y. Train Crash Spotlights Push For Automatic Safety System

A commuter train crash that killed four passengers in New York is raising questions about whether a high-tech safety system could have prevented the derailment.

N.Y. Stop-And-Frisk Reforms On Hold For New Year, New Mayor

In New York City, the country's largest police force has been involved in a high-profile legal battle over its stop-and-frisk policy.

Evening sets on the San Onofre atomic power plant December 6, 2004 in northern San Diego County, south of San Clemente, California.

Costs At Ailing San Onofre Nuclear Plant Top $300 Million

Costs tied to the long-running shutdown at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California have hit $317 million, and it's not clear if the ailing plant will return to full power, according to documents released Thursday.

South Carolina is one state that requires special clearance from the Justice Department to change its election laws. Here Charles Monnich casts his vote in the GOP primary at Martin Luther King Memorial Park in Columbia, S.C. on Jan. 21.

Is The Voting Rights Act Endangered? A Legal Primer

South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit that legal observers say is bound for the Supreme Court, where justices could rule on the constitutionality of the landmark civil rights law.

Everingham Bros. Bait Barge off the coast of Point Loma

San Diego Bait Barge Moves To Temporary Home Near Harbor Island

A little-known business in San Diego Bay feeds live bait to the region's sport-fishing fleet. The business is facing a disruptive move, but plans to remain open.

Cable tool drilling rig in Canyon De Chelly.

Navajo Nation Funds Water Projects

With drought affecting much of the Southwest, the Navajo Nation is working to bring water to its citizens with the tribal government recently approving more than $8 million for water infrastructure projects.

A protester blocks an Atlanta street during a rally protesting Georgia's new immigration law in June 2011. Now, the state's lawmakers are considering a bill that would also ban students here illegally from attending all public colleges.

In Southern States, Immigration Law Battle Rages On

Despite federal and Supreme Court challenges, Southern states continue to push anti-immigration laws through their legislatures. Georgia debated a bill late into Tuesday night that would restrict public education, while the Mississippi House recently passed a measure requiring police to check immigration status upon arrest.

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