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A team of federal investigators -- including FBI agents and transportation security officials -- is on the way to Yemen to hunt for clues in the airline cargo bomb plot and advise about screening procedures. Meanwhile, Yemeni authorities have released a female student brought in for questioning, citing an apparent case of identity theft.

The massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico has devastated much of the region's tourism and fishing industries. BP says it will have doled out more than $80 million in compensation by the end of June, but federal officials and local business owners say the company is paying too little, using a process that's too slow and bureaucratic.

Federal officials are asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to cancel furloughs for employees who are paid with federal funds so payments to thousands of disabled Californians aren't delayed.

The beating death of Shaima Alawadi in her El Cajon home last week has raised many questions for San Diegans. We take a look at recent hate crime attacks and learn what's being done to combat hate in San Diego County.

The president's State of the Union address offered specific proposals for boosting manufacturing and creating more jobs. He also laid out an optimistic vision of the nation's role in the world. In the GOP response, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Obama had made the economy worse.

These days, small businesses are getting a tax break from the federal government. But many states are preparing to impose big tax hikes by increasing unemployment insurance premiums. In Florida, business owners could see as much as a 1,200-percent increase.

What do you need to know before preparing your state and federal income tax returns? We speak to representatives from the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board about what's new for this year.

A wooden platform or roof has collapsed onto one or more vehicles in an area under construction at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the federal Eastern District Court to stop construction of San Diego Gas and Electric's Sunrise Powerlink transmission line through southern Imperial and San Diego counties.

Anti-nuclear protests are growing in Japan over Tokyo's decision to restart two nuclear reactors in the wake of the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Many Japanese fear another accident, but others say the lack of nuclear power will further hurt the ailing economy.