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Singer Michael Jackson, the man known as the King of Pop to legions of fans around the globe, who lived most of his extraordinary life in the public eye, died Thursday in Los Angeles after going into cardiac arrest, sources tell NPR. He was 50 years old.

More San Diego students in the Class of 2007 passed the state's exit exam than the year before, but the percentage still falls below the state average. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to kill the Democrats' plan for health reform. The governor says he'll veto a bill moving through the legislature, if it relies only on employers to foot the

A proposal to build a toll road through the state park at San Onofre State Beach is getting a thumbs down from a state agency staff report. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce explains.

The San Diego State men's basketball team beat a nationally-ranked opponent this weekend. Joining us on Morning Edition is North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris.

More illegal aliens are filing income taxes this year with the goal of getting refunds, and the hope that it will make them better candidates for legal permanent residency.

Students from the San Diego Jewish Academy will join local Holocaust survivors for a day of remembrance. Full Focus reporter Heather Hill has more on the ceremony and their international project for R

NPR, along with The New York Times, is reporting on hundreds of classified documents concerning detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The documents were originally leaked to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, and come from the Pentagon's Joint Task Force at Guantanamo. In the papers, the government assesses the dangers posed by the detainees. An NPR investigation shows that some detainees, considered likely to pose a threat to the U.S. if they were released, were indeed let go.

Eight years ago, a vote recount in Florida put the presidential election on hold for more than a month. This year, an expected high turnout, new voting machines and a controversial law raise the possibility of more problems at the Florida polls.