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Escondido Faces Ultimatum Over Latino Representation

Half of Escondido’s population - and a quarter of the city’s voters - are Latino, but there's very little Latino representation on the City Council.

Foster Smith (left) and his best friend, Mark Ballard (right), met when they were 12 years old. After losing his job, and his ability to make rent, Smith moved into a room in Ballard's College Park, Ga., home.

Black Atlantans Struggle To Stay In The Middle Class

There's no question that the Great Recession has meant hard times all around, but from 2007 to 2009, it sent black America into an economic tailspin. NPR's Robert Siegel travels to Atlanta to find out what those numbers mean in the lives of real people.

In 1995, <em>Time </em>magazine named Newt Gingrich "Man of the Year" for his role in ending the four-decades-long Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.

Gingrich's Path From 'Flameout' To D.C. Entrepreneur

Newt Gingrich made a fortune from the businesses he started after leaving Congress in 1999. Washington Post reporter Karen Tumulty explains how Gingrich "transfigured himself from a political flameout into a thriving business conglomerate."

San Diego State University Joins Big East

San Diego State University's athletic department is in line for a significant boost in revenue when the football team joins the Big East conference in two years. The move comes at a time when finances are tight for the university.

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney (left) and Newt Gingrich shake hands after a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.

Gingrich, Romney Offer Stark Immigration Choice

Predictions that Newt Gingrich's "humane" position on illegal immigration would prove toxic with Republican voters haven't come true — he has continued to surge in the polls. In Iowa, three times as many Republicans say they trust him on immigration versus those who trust Mitt Romney on the issue.

Soldiers of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, E Company, pose for a photograph at Fort Lincoln, Md., one of several fortifications ringing Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.

Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who's With Me?

The Civil War ended slavery in America. So why, asks author Ta-Nehisi Coates, do African-Americans, who benefited most from this crucial turning point, take so little interest in the conflict? Coates, a confessed Civil War obsessive, wrote an essay for The Atlantic titled "Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe's economic turmoil is the continent's greatest crisis since World War II. But critics say she has been doing too little and lacks a bold vision for solving Europe's problems.

Can Angela Merkel Fix Europe's Economic Crisis?

As leader of Europe's most powerful economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is one of the most influential figures on the world stage. Supporters say she is trying to reshape Europe for the long term. But critics have derided her response to the debt crisis as too slow and unimaginative.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul has received more favorable treatment on Twitter than any other GOP presidential hopeful, according to a new study.

The Tweets, Tics And Turns Of Twitter Politics

Is public political discourse any different in the new age of social media? Survey says: Yes. Negative tweets about the GOP hopefuls outnumbered positive tweets by at least 2 to 1, according to a new report.

Hundreds of demonstrators marched Tuesday on Capitol Hill to occupy the offices of their members of Congress during the "Take Back the Capitol" protest. On Wednesday, they plan to target K Street.

Joining With The Left, Occupy Flocks To Capitol

As police dismantle more of the remaining Occupy camps, protesters in Washington staged sit-ins at congressional offices. Now they're targeting corporations and lobbying firms on K Street.

Sweeping Layoffs Loom For San Diego Schools

Under a worst-case budget scenario, San Diego Unified could be forced to make hundreds of layoffs again next year.

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