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The agency's public integrity unit has been reeling for more than a year over its mishandling of the corruption case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. This week it seemed to bounce back, announcing arrests in two major public corruption cases.

Inspectors have found small subsurface cracks in three Southwest Airlines planes, after another jet developed a hole in its fuselage while in flight Friday and made a safe emergency landing.

The court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state handgun laws violate the Second Amendment. The case will test whether the court's ruling last year in a case involving the District of Columbia — a federal enclave — applies to local and state laws.

Gary Knell will take over as CEO and president after a rocky year in which the network lost several top executives and faced renewed funding challenges. He currently leads the company behind Sesame Street and other beloved children's shows.

The state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow college students who are illegal immigrants to apply for private scholarships.

No two countries are experiencing the global financial crisis in the same way. And author Michael Lewis says you can tell a lot about each country by looking at its problems. To research for his new book, Boomerang, Lewis visited some of the most financially challenged countries in the world.

The California State Senate Health Committee passed a single-payer health care bill Wednesday.

A panel of judges will converge in a San Diego federal courtroom this week to hear where the numerous class action lawsuits against Toyota should be held. Outside the public eye, powerful plaintiff’s attorneys are hotly contesting who among them will lead the fight to extract what could be billions of dollars from the Japanese auto giant.

The plan was to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. and possibly attack the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C. Holder also said the plot involved an attempt to hire killers from a Mexican drug cartel, and that Iran would be held to account.

The father of funk has been in court, trying to reclaim ownership of songs like "Atomic Dog."