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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said drastic changes are needed in how teachers and principals are evaluated in California schools. The superintendent made those remarks during his final State Of Education address.

The trial of San Diego Defense contractor Brent Wilkes has begun in federal court. He's one man accused of bribing the corrupt former congressman, "Duke" Cunningham. The first witness was a man who sa

Federal Reserve policy makers are expected to cut a key interest rate today, in what would be the first cut to the federal funds rate in more than four years. Those calling for the cut say it could will make it easier to borrow — and reassure jittery financial markets hard-hit by this year's mortgage meltdown.

Federal Agents raided the Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park early this morning. The raid is part of an investigation into smuggled Southeast Asian and Native American artifacts. KPBS radio’s

All U.S. troops are set to withdraw from Iraq by the end of this 2011, and many believe Iran will move to assert more influence over Baghdad. But Ray Takeyh, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, argues that Iran has already lost Iraq.

Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday defiantly refused to heed a chorus of calls for his resignation, asserting that he will be cleared of charges that he conspired to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder.

At an upbeat news conference, the president offered bills passed by a lame-duck session of Congress as evidence of "capacity ... to make progress together." But a very different set of players awaits him on Capitol Hill in 2011.

Unemployment figures for July, which are due out on Friday, are unlikely to show a lot of strength. Analysts expect business hiring won't outpace declines in jobs, which could mean the unemployment rate rises slightly. Economists and Obama administration officials say the jobs recovery will occur, but gradually.

In Mexico's drug war, Tijuana tells the story of a government that says it's winning, even as the battle gets bloodier.

President Obama took one small step backward Thursday afternoon, announcing subtle changes to his new space strategy while also defending his approach during a speech at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.