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With the space shuttle down to its final mission, items from the NASA program are destined to become exhibits in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The person curating those artifacts will be Valerie Neal, who first worked with NASA in 1980.

A deficit-cutting session at the White House ended with no apparent progress Sunday. The president and congressional leaders are trying to agree on terms for raising the debt limit.

Los Angeles plans to cut off its biggest traffic artery for an entire weekend to widen the already enormous Interstate 405. But a new study from the University of Toronto says adding lanes and roads actually makes congestion worse, not better.

Immigration reform is stalled, but in the meantime, the immigration picture is changing. Fewer immigrants are choosing to cross the US-Mexican border than are leaving.

When Caltrans first unveiled its options to expand Interstate 5 from La Jolla to Oceanside, there was an outcry against so much planned paving. But gridlock looms over our future, and so this week everyone is analyzing the plan Caltrans has picked.

Michel Kilo has spent decades criticizing what he calls a military dictatorship run by one family. He even spent time in jail. Now, a younger generation has sparked a civil rebellion in Syria. "What the youth have managed to do is really enormous," he says.

Tax hikes, entitlement cuts and balanced-budget amendments are all on the table. Can Obama make Republicans a deal they can't refuse?

It's no secret that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will essentially decide the winner of March's presidential election, depending on whose name goes on the ballot. Why aren't more Russians pushing for change? It seems like for some, that would just mean chaos.

After it declares independence on Saturday, South Sudan will face a challenge in developing good relations with the north after years of conflict. But now, many are hopeful for a new start as they plan independence festivities and learn the lyrics to a new national anthem.

The San Diego Urban Tree Club is trying to fight global warming and make our fair city a little more shady.