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San Diego and most of Southern California already violate federal clean air standards. Agencies responsible for monitoring air quality fear Sempra’s plan to import liquefied natural gas from overseas

High levels of lead have been discovered in handbags, purses, and wallets sold at major California retailers. The Center for Environmental Health says some of the items had amounts of the toxin that g

President Barack Obama delivers his first official State of the Union address tonight. KPBS political correspondent Gloria Penner will discuss the issues and topics that will be at the top of his agenda.

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would shield journalists from having to reveal confidential sources or documents with a few exceptions — including national security and avoiding imminent death. If enacted, it would be the first federal shield law; such laws already exist in a majority of states.

Investigators and whistleblowers told a House committee Thursday that the Federal Avaiation Administration was too cozy with irlines and failed to exercise the oversight required by law. FAA inspectors say they were pressured to gloss over problems at major airlines.

San Diego’s wet winters are seen by many as a welcome change from our endless sunny skies. But not everyone looks forward to the storms.

The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education will on Tuesday consider warning its students and parents against travel to Arizona, where a new immigration law was recently adopted.

It's hard to understand what's happening in the local housing market. Bank of America reported a surge in local foreclosures last month. While a different report released this week, said default notices in the first quarter were down 40 percent from one year ago.

A year ago, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the region from Mexicali as far north as Los Angeles. Around the epicenter, in the Mexcali Valley, about 30 miles south of the border, the quake left 25,000 homeless and ruptured lives. People are slowly putting things back together.

The recession has put the brakes on all sorts of industries, but the upward spike in gun sales that began about the time President Obama was elected continues. The FBI reports a strong surge in applications for background checks — the best available indicator for gun sales.