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President Obama has ordered government agencies to review federal regulations and eliminate the ones that don't make sense. It's one more step in the Obama White House's effort to improve its relationship with the business community and stake out positions in the political center.

Arrests have been made in a multi-state operation accused of selling New Mexico driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that the economy can strengthen further despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.

Military Absentee Voting Guidelines Announced

Federal officials say they will destroy all of the medications collected from last Saturday's prescription drug take-back day in San Diego, but they are offering few specifics.

Meth has been a major drug problem in San Diego County for years. Despite new laws to combat the scourge, the highly addictive drug remains abundant as traffickers find ways around the rules.

New rules designed to make it tougher for health insurers to cancel policies in California take effect next week. The regulations from the state's insurance commissioner support new federal laws.

As Congress vows to crack down on earmarks, the search intensifies for other ways to direct the flow of federal dollars to suit the agendas of powerful lawmakers. Some possibilities: Lawmakers may help groups lobby the executive branch for grants, or create targeted tax breaks.

The U.S. Census Bureau released on Wednesday the results of experimental race and Hispanic origin questions tested during the 2010 census. The findings could have implications for how the 2020 census asks Americans about race.

If anyplace is affected by a government shutdown, it should be San Diego County, with its 50,000 government workers and about 100,000 military personnel and their families as well as hundreds who work for defense contractors.