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The Supreme Court is on its summer recess, but before the justices closed up shop, they decided a flurry of cases by 5-4 margins. Earlier in the term, they had achieved larger majorities in a series of cases. A look back at the court's term and at its prospects for the future.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday he would like to step down from office immediately but warned that his country "would sink into chaos" if he did so.

Community colleges in San Diego County have joined forces to become one of California's most vocal groups supporting Proposition 92. The statewide ballot measure seeks to secure funding for community

The Egyptian army stepped in Thursday to separate pro-government rioters from those seeking to hasten President Hosni Mubarak's exit after a night of clashes that killed at least six people.

It happened to me a few days ago and was totally unexpected. There, in my daily mail stack of incredibly boring bills, coupon offers, and disgustingly early holiday catalogues, was a goldenrod envelope, addressed to me and warning me in large-font bold letters: “DO NOT DESTROY.” The Republican National Committee had sent me, according to the return address, the 2009 Obama Agenda Survey.

Gay rights is an issue in several San Diego city council races this June. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Twelve percent of second-generation Arizona Latino voters say they support the new law, according to a recent Latino Decisions poll. One second-generation Mexican-American in Arizona says illegal immigrants need to get in line for immigration papers, just like his family did.

The largest pop culture convention in the world kicked off today in downtown San Diego. I spent the afternoon watching the crowds and costumes at Comic-Con. I saw zombies, protesters, and combed the streets searching for David Hasselhoff. Check out the photo gallery!

In Rawhide Down, journalist Del Quentin Wilber offers new information about the March 1981 day that President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington, D.C. Wilber and Jerry Parr, the head of Reagan's Secret Service detail at the time of the shooting, speak with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.9 earthquake struck the northern Baja California region of Mexico near the U.S. border today. It's the latest in a series of quakes to shake Northern Baja. And a Sa