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After testimony wraps up, both sides will issue a set of written closing arguments to Judge G. Murray Snow. It will be up to him to decide if the plaintiffs proved systemic racial profiling at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and if changes are needed at the department.

Lanny A. Breuer, assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division, said he found out in April 2010 that ATF agents had let more than 400 guns connected to suspicious buyers cross the Southwest border during the Bush years. But, he said, he didn't tell senior leadership at the department.

The Justice Department filed suit Tuesday against Arizona's controversial immigration law. The political questions raised by the decision may prove thornier than the legal ones.

With the anniversary of 9/11 upon us, families may be considering how best to commemorate the terrorist attacks of 11 years ago.

American families need to earn at least $68,000 a year to achieve basic economic security, a new report says. That's more than three times higher than the national poverty level. Child care can top rent as the biggest household expense.

San Diego Beaches got pretty high marks in the latest "Heal the Bay Beach Report Card," but the survey also exposed some long-running pollution problems.

Everybody knows that this GOP presidential hopeful favors low taxes, free markets and commodity-backed currency. But you might not know about Paul's past as a fraternity brother — or that his own party once pulled a dirty trick on him.

Noting that the recovery has slowed, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday signaled that it is prepared to take new steps to shore up the economy if needed. The central bank said conditions are likely to warrant keeping short-term interest rates at record lows "for an extended period."

Gov. Jan Brewer says her state will ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let all of its controversial immigration law take effect, a day after a federal judge in Phoenix blocked key parts of the measure.

The FBI announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrests of four men wanted in the 2010 murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.