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Floodwaters began to penetrate towns in the Atchafalaya Basin after a massive spillway was opened to divert water from population centers. Many residents heeded orders to head for higher ground, hoping that the intentional flooding would be merciful to their way of life.

Despite billions spent beefing up the border, illegal immigrants are still dying as they cross over from Mexico. Officials and humanitarian groups are ramping up efforts to find crossers before the worst happens, and they're hoping new deterrents convince people not to cross in the first place.

About 22 million Americans use illegal drugs, leading to billions of dollars in profit for Mexico's drug cartels. This is the first in a series of stories exploring "The Drug War At Home."

The federal minimum wage increases by 70 cents on Thursday to $6.55 an hour. About one quarter of the people who work for a minimum wage are teenagers, but most are adults like 63-year-old Shirley Golliday.

Republicans and Democrats quickly doled out blame to each other and China weighed in angrily after the first-ever downgrade in America's sterling credit rating.

The California Supreme Court dismissed conflict-of-interest charges against five former city pension board members. We discuss the court ruling and how this will impact San Diego.

The Mojave is home to mountain ranges, endangered wildlife and pictographs. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has proposed a national monument to keep some desert lands off-limits to energy development. But solar developers say there's room for both conservation and renewable energy.

KPBS Education Reporter Ana Tintocalis examines the impact of hundreds of millions of dollars being cut from school districts in San Diego County.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain called for a temporary lifting of federal fuel taxes in order to cut gas prices during the busy summer driving season. "The effect will be an immediate economic stimulus" for families and businesses alike, McCain says.

The crash of Continental Flight 3407 last February — in which 50 deaths were attributed to pilot error — sparked an inquiry that found safety problems. Among them: long hours and low pay at regional carriers, where some pilots become captains with less than a year of experience.