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Some of the original artists who painted the Chicano Park murals in the 1970s are painting there once again as part of an unprecedented renovation project to preserve the murals.

Medicare will become insolvent in 2024, five years sooner than the forecast made in the last annual report by the program's trustees. A crummy economy shoulders a lot of the blame for the deterioration.

The San Diego County grand jury recommended today that portions of Mission Bay, Torrey Pines and Balboa parks be leased out to help bail out a $7 billion pension and debt liability crisis that plagues the City of San Diego.

Federal officials predict an El Niño year, which could mean a wet winter for California. What isn't clear is just how much rain the weather pattern will bring.

Nevada grew by more than 700,000 people during the last decade, and almost half of that new population is Latino. The state as a whole is now one-quarter Hispanic. That growth means Nevada qualifies for a fourth congressional seat.

New York Times "Phys Ed" columnist Gretchen Reynolds has some simple advice for staying healthy: Stand up. Move around. In her new book, The First 20 Minutes, she explains the hazards of a sedentary lifestyle, and details some of the surprisingly simple ways to stay fit.

Now that Mitt Romney has the Republican presidential nomination all but officially won, he has two main challenges. The first is to energize a Republican base that has been cool to him. The second is to win back moderate, independent, swing voters who voted in 2008 for Barack Obama.

Federal officials say narcotics seizures along the U.S. Mexico border have hit an all time high and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants have dropped. As KPBS reporter Amy Isackson explains, officials claim both show success, but border analysts question that.

Two decades after the North American Free Trade Agreement authorized it, Mexican trucks can now drive on U.S. highways. It took that long because labor and political interests delayed the program, and those forces haven't given up yet.

Federal officials are advising businesses to take steps to mitigate the effects of a swine flu outbreak later this year. So far in California, the virus has led to more than 1,000 hospitalizations and 105 deaths.