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The blueprint released by a group of governors and school superintendents lays out what students should be learning in math and English every year from kindergarten through high school. The plan is part of a push to iron out the jumble of state standards and raise expectations for American schools.

Medicare Administration Dr. Donald Berwick will now eat his own health insurance cooking. He started signing up for coverage earlier this week and hopes to have his Medicare card within a few weeks. He said he's getting no special treatment in the application process.

People who've been laid off by small businesses in California could get a break on their health insurance. A bill in the Legislature would extend a federal subsidy to Californians who worked in busine

Unemployment lines are getting longer and sales taxes are increasing, but California is getting billions of dollars from the federal government. Joining us on Morning Edition is Steven Levy, director

Beginning Tuesday, federal contractors will be required to use an online security system to check whether employees are eligible to work in the U.S. Proponents of E-Verify say it's faster and more accurate than older methods, while critics say it costs time and money — and stolen identities can slip through the cracks.

Kerry Killinger tells a Senate panel in prepared remarks that the bank had adequate capital and shouldn't have been seized by the government in September 2008. But two former chief risk officers said top management resisted their efforts to curb risky lending practices.

An group created to fight urban sprawl is calling San Diego's Regional Transportation a recipe for environmental disaster.

Power was fully restored in San Diego County on Friday, following a historic blackout that left some 5 million people without electricity from Mexico to southern Orange County.

California authorities report a murder conspiracy was foiled and three hit men allegedly hired by a Tijuana drug gang were arrested without incident.

Even before the tax cut package was passed this week, there were some encouraging signs that the economy is strengthening. But, the jury's still out on whether we've reached a tipping point to a self-sustaining recovery.