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What will it take to get a proposal to build a California high-speed rail system off the ground? We speak to KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge about the latest news on the high-speed rail plan.

San Diego Unified school board member John Evans wants district officials to analyze the purpose behind all the testing taking place in the district. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

Killers in Tijuana are using dead bodies to try to intimidate soldiers who've come to the city to crack down on organized crime. Hundreds of federal officers arrived in Tijuana at the start of the year to fight drug violence. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

Federal and local officials say a massive redesign of the San Ysidro border crossing will reduce border wait times. They say construction will begin this summer. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has the det

About 20,000 workers are toiling long hours to clean up all that oil in the Gulf of Mexico. One New Orleans hospital has seen 11 cleanup workers in the past few weeks with symptoms such as dizziness, headache and nausea. But the greatest risk is not chemicals, it's likely heat stress from people working long hours in temperatures hovering around 95 degrees.

Firefighters searched through the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. More than 280 people were killed across six states — more than two-thirds of them in Alabama.

How many local families have been pushed into poverty as a result of the recession? We discuss the latest U.S. Census Bureau statistics on poverty in San Diego, and the measures that can be taken locally to reduce the rate of poverty.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's ability to lead the Central Bank is being tested by the subprime mortgage crisis and the faltering economy. The interest rate cut earlier this week demonstrates that he's willing to make bold moves but he's been criticized for acting too late.

In Rawhide Down, journalist Del Quentin Wilber offers new information about the March 1981 day that President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington, D.C. Wilber and Jerry Parr, the head of Reagan's Secret Service detail at the time of the shooting, speak with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Small businesses in pricey metro areas may have trouble qualifying for an insurance tax credit because their workers' pay is often more than $25,000 a year.