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The U.S. Supreme Court today let stand a lower court's finding that the Boy Scouts cannot lease city-owned parkland in Balboa Park because it is a religious organization.

Father's Day. Mother's Day. These days, it seems, every day is a special day. But has naming national theme days, weeks and months gotten out of hand?

A 14-year-old boy born in San Diego was arrested in Mexico this week. Authorities claim he killed at least four people on behalf of drug traffickers in Central Mexico. Other members of the teen's family have also been arrested including his mother, who was living in San Diego. KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson joins us with the latest details.

In the face of strong opposition from members of his own party, President Obama says he's confident lawmakers will eventually approve a tax cut deal he negotiated with congressional Republicans.

President Obama tells NPR that despite strong opposition from fellow Democrats, the deal he negotiated with Republicans will win approval. "Nobody -- Democrat or Republican -- wants to see people's paychecks smaller on Jan. 1 because Congress didn't act," he says.

A federal grand jury Friday indicted five San Diego pension fund officials on 20 counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. The allegations come after a two year FBI probe into city finances. K

Confidential informants — people who pose as criminals so they can provide information to the police or some government agency — have helped crack some major U.S. cases. They are part of the shadowy side of law enforcement and operate in a secret and largely unregulated world.

The Obama administration will require plans that receive waivers from the health law's restrictions on annual benefit caps to write policyholders and spell out where their plans fall short and by how much.

Authorities on Thursday set fire to a suburban San Diego home they said was so packed with homemade explosives that they had no choice but to burn it to the ground.

ANALYSIS: It's a bipartisan question. Democrats are struggling to decide whether to the support the president's latest stimulus plan. Republicans have a debate brewing in their ranks too.