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So far, just six of the more than 550-thousand illegal immigrants federal officials invited to turn themselves in have accepted the offer. Federal officials launched a pilot program a week ago to enti

The president traveled to Louisiana for his second trip to the Gulf Coast since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, as Coast Guard officials said heavy mud injected into the blown-out Gulf wellhead has stopped the flow of oil and gas — at least temporarily. BP said it could take 48 hours to know whether the top kill procedure worked.

Last week, a tax increase on cigarettes went into effect in New York state, raising the price in some places to more than $10 per pack. As prices rise, demand -- and smoking rates -- are down. In several states, growers are riding a downturn.

Many colleges assign books that all incoming freshmen must read over the summer. A popular 2011 assignment is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, about a cell line taken without consent from a black woman with cervical cancer.

The Sweetwater Union High School District is the largest high school district in California. This past year it became one of four San Diego county school districts to be placed on a federal watch list under the No Child Left Behind Act. KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis explains how Sweetwater Superintendent Jesus Gandara has come under fire for the way he's handling reforms.

In Arizona, the immigration debate is taking place in the very homes where illegal workers make a living. Everyday families who hire undocumented workers to trim trees or paint walls are now deciding whether to keep breaking the law -- or to stop paying these workers under the table.

In parts of tornado-devastated Alabama, some people had no insurance. Folks have lost jobs because of the bad economy and couldn't keep up with insurance premiums. According to one expert, up to a quarter of Alabama homeowners don't have property insurance.

Half a dozen states are considering changes in laws that would allow psychologists to prescribe medicines to treat mental illness. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and psychologists' success in New Mexico have given the approach traction, despite the objections of medical doctors.

NIH $12.6 million grant to La Jolla Institute to build Genomic Lab & Library

Even with the drilling ban lifted, business owners along the Gulf of Mexico say it could take months or even years for them to recover. One expert says the region has lost at least 10,000 jobs directly due to the moratorium. In Port Fourchon, oil and gas companies have moved out much of their equipment.