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With Gov. Rick Perry scheduled to participate in his first GOP presidential debate Wednesday night, his opponents may find some lines of attack by studying his past debates from Texas. Why the new front-runner could be vulnerable on a cancer vaccine, a failed transportation plan and "crony capitalism."

Congressional Republicans and conservative talking heads have been on the attack against the Justice Department civil rights division. The rhetoric is part of a decades-old push and pull over the ideology of the government's civil rights strategy.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is holding a public meeting tonight in San Clemente to talk about problems at the San Onofre Nuclear Power plant. Federal regulators plan to inspect the facility next

Two-term Gov. Rick Perry's defeat of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Tea Party-affiliated candidate Debra Medina reflects an anti-Washington animus that has become widespread and has members of Congress who face re-election in November running scared.

One of three young siblings hospitalized in critical condition following a light-plane crash in Tierrasanta in which his mother was killed upon impact, also has died, according to the local coroner's office.

Elections in Georgia, Ukraine and Lithuania are being closely watched in the West as a test of whether former Soviet states will shift closer to Russia. Russian president Vladimir Putin, for his part, has made political, economic and security reintegration of former Soviet republics a priority.

It's a pattern you see over and over: Congress is more willing to approve tax breaks than direct spending, even though the effect on government coffers is the same. As a consequence, the tax code has grown increasingly complicated -- and the list of those calling for a sweeping overhaul is growing.

Although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined to comment directly on the case of Jose Antonio Vargas, the agency's recent actions indicate the Pulitzer Prize-winner and illegal immigrant is probably safe.

Tens of thousands of layoffs were announced this week by massive companies like Home Depot, Caterpillar, and Sprint Nextel. Plus, the board of supervisors agreed to examine and improve the way San Die

The meat industry is challenging a new California law that bans the use of sick or disabled livestock in the food supply. In their lawsuit, The National Meat Association says the new rule illegally pr