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Millions of Americans use 401(k) accounts to save for retirement. But the employer-based plans often include mutual funds and other investments that have high fees and hidden expenses. New York Times columnist Ron Lieber offers some tips for workers.

Projects to restore sand on some San Diego County beaches are in limbo. Federal and state funding for the projects has been cut or delayed. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce has the story.

Federal investigators were scheduled to conduct simulated tests of the automatic controls on Washington, D.C., commuter trains Wednesday in an effort to determine why the computer-controlled system did not prevent a deadly train crash earlier this week.

The Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases testing life-without-parole sentencing for offenders ages 14 and younger.

Medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego County will have to pay an annual fee of about $11,000.

A proposed new law wants to give the government new tools to better regulate — or shut down — financial firms so large that their failure could threaten the nation's economy. But any solution starts with figuring out exactly which companies to worry about.

Stocks ended up around close to where they started the year. Markets were mostly unfazed by the U.S. debt downgrade. But big changes in the European economy and governments in the Middle East made for a tumultuous year, when what sent the market into a tailspin often took place overseas.

Living donors of kidneys and other organs face can face difficulties with health costs, if they're uninsured. Recipients' coverage can take care of most acute problems. But some medicines and tests may not be part of the deal.

Less than a third of California’s counties are prepared to deal with the unique needs of homeless teens and young adults. A new study by the California Homeless Youth Project finds that only 19 counties have such accommodations.

Marking the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, photographer Simon Menner has exhibited pictures he found deep in the archives of East Germany's secret police. They provide a glimpse of the flip side of surveillance — a rare view of the watchers, rather than the watched.