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A new government report says nearly half of all nursing homes in California don't meet federal standards for preventing surgical infections or bedsores. 23 nursing homes in San Diego County fall short

A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned the 2007 kidnapping conviction of James Ford Seale in connection with the deaths of two black teenagers in Mississippi in 1964. He was sentenced to three life terms in 2007, but the appeals court now says the statute of limitations had expired.

Steven Martinez was convicted of rape in San Diego in 1998 and has since become a quadriplegic in state prison. Martinez requires daily medical care that is estimated to cost the state $625,000 a year. Martinez is the first inmate to have his request for medical parole heard by the State Board of Parole Hearings. The state board ruled that Martinez still poses a threat to public safety and denied his request. We discuss the case with Martinez's attorney, Ken Karan, and Nina Salarno Ashford from Crime Victims United of California.

The United States leads the world in prisoners and the trend continues to spiral upward. In 1970, fewer than 200,000 people were in federal and state prisons. Today, there are more than 1.5 million pe

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a likely GOP contender for the White House in 2012, filed a brief supporting a challenge to the overhaul in a Florida court. It could be a preview of his stump speech.

We hear from City Attorney Jan Goldsmith about the bankruptcy option and other reform ideas for a financially troubled San Diego.

Lawmakers back home for the August recess will find voters left deeply confused about the health care overhaul still being hammered out in Congress. The delays in reaching an agreement — and big federal spending elsewhere — have fueled skepticism.

What are the latest trends in the local commercial and residential real estate markets? Why are some areas of the market improving, while others are still struggling? Local real estate experts discuss what changes we've seen in 2011, and offer their predictions for what could happen in the spring and summer months.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing Friday on Goodwin Liu, President Obama's nominee for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Liu is considered a leading liberal scholar. His lengthy paper trail has galvanized conservative opposition to his nomination.

Administration officials say they want the federal government to work with private investors to buy up the toxic assets — the bad mortgages and securities that produced the credit crisis. But Congress' move to tax bonuses at bailed-out companies may stymie cooperation from private investors.