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NPR reporters offer topic-by-topic analysis of President Obama's $3.7 trillion proposal. One area getting a boost in the budget is homeland security: The president is proposing money for more of the controversial full-body scanners at airports.

Citing political risks and a rising debt burden, Standard & Poor's lowered the U.S. AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus. This is the first time in history that the United States has had its credit rating lowered. The agency said the deficit plan passed by Congress did not go far enough to stabilize the country.

San Diego's U.S. Coast Guard captain says his crew is cooperating with federal transportation investigators to determine who is at fault for a deadly boat collision that took place over the weekend in San Diego Bay.

Federal prosecutors in New York charge Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu with breaking campaign finance laws and creating what they call a massive Ponzi scheme. On Thursday, they unsealed a federal complaint against him.

Scientists are finding a large increase in the number of small earthquakes in the midcontinent of the U.S. They suspect wastewater wells, whose numbers are growing as the oil and gas industry increases hydrofracturing.

During this recession, the unemployment rate hit the highest level ever recorded in the post-World War II era for workers 55 and older. Many are giving up, declaring themselves retired and collecting Social Security. That could make things tough for the federal budget.

Why Can't Troops Sue for Malpractice? (Video)

For every enforcement method the government implements, the drug cartels respond with a counter measure.

As he prepares his own plan to balance the state’s budget, Governor-elect Jerry Brown is getting feedback from Capitol community. He hosted an unusual discussion with more than 200 lawmakers, staffers and local government leaders Wednesday in Sacramento.

Following a fatal shooting, residents on a single City Heights block seek homegrown solutions to San Diego's recent uptick in violent crime.