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A migrant education program at California State University-San Marcos has been recognized for helping students of farm working families get a higher education.

The governor defended his plan to redirect thousands of criminals from state prison to county jails before a gathering Wednesday of hundreds of law enforcement and local government officials.

The so-called Gang of Eight, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers, unveiled their blueprint for immigration reform on Monday. Here's five interesting points from the blueprint that will drive the national debate for weeks to come.

After a fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others, rescue workers on Thursday are still sifting through the smoldering rubble hoping to find survivors.

Analysts are crunching number to see how the new census data that came out last week could affect electoral districts in the future.

The nation's for-profit colleges and universities received more than $1 billion in benefits from the Post-Sept. 11 GI Bill in the last year alone. But some say the for-profit schools aren't policed well enough — which creates an opening for abuses — and their dropout rates are too high.

Casting health care overhaul as a legacy for the American people and failure as politically unthinkable, President Obama on Sunday rallied Senate Democrats to deliver on their party's half-century quest to expand the social safety net by providing access for all.

As both sides sort out who won and who lost in the budget deal, the next phase of wrangling ensues. The current-year budget deal still needs full congressional approval. The House is expected to approve a new budget plan for 2012 that includes big changes in Medicare and Medicaid. And there's the looming battle about raising the federal debt ceiling.

The Navy has been cited for workplace safety violations that exposed hundreds of employees at an aircraft hangar in Coronado to toxic materials such as lead, cadmium and beryllium, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday.

A new report from Environment California finds 80 percent of the state's residents have been affected by an extreme weather event between 2006 and 2011.