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Leading a federal agency can be a dicey proposition: You may be just one crisis away from getting the ax. Just ask Elizabeth Birnbaum, who was forced to resign as Minerals Management Service director in the wake of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Following Birnbaum's ouster, we look at a few other lesser-known jobs that could potentially land an official in hot water.

It's the second sophisticated smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego that agents have discovered this month, and authorities say it's more evidence that a new cartel has muscled into Tijuana.

The estate tax hits a tiny fraction of the wealthiest Americans, but it generates debate among a much larger segment of the population. And this year could be no exception, though it's the first and probably only year with no federal estate taxes on the books.

A new generation of wireless medical sensors mounted on an adhesive strip can call a doctor and transmit key data when they detect a problem. But federal regulators, who want to make sure the technology is safe, have yet to iron out regulations for these devices.

The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant operated for three decades with equipment that could have temporarily cut off the plant’s emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, government filings revealed Tuesday.

Rather than faulting Attorney General Eric Holder, the inspector general's report on the botched gun-trafficking operation places some blame on his chief of staff and a deputy.

Gustavo Anaya marketed his mortgage services to Spanish-speaking homeowners in Arizona and Nevada.

State and federal law enforcement officials are meeting in San Diego this week to plan this year's campaign against illegal marijuana cultivation. Meanwhile, advocates for drug policy reform say the war against marijuana is a failure.

A San Diego woman has admitted she sent money and recruits to the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab.

The defense in the case against Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner has yet to file for a change of venue. One option is San Diego, where U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns, selected to preside over the case, is based.