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Thousands of San Diego city students rely on their parents or the yellow school bus to get to class. But other students are not so fortunate. They say just finding a way to get to school is the biggest challenge. However, one high school principal is trying to change that.

The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled regulations to implement the Real ID law. The goal of Real ID is to make driver's licenses more secure as personal identification, preventing their use by potential terrorists. States have complained that the law requires them to spend more money on the new licenses.

Local officials across San Diego County say firefighters will get all the resources available from the state and federal government. KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps has details.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner, has provided information that is at least partially responsible for the arrest of other terrorism suspects, NPR has learned.

The Federal Reserve holds its last meeting of 2007 today, where it is expected to announce a cut in interest rates of 25 basis points (a quarter of a percentage point). The cut would be a reversal of the Fed's earlier movement; at the end of October, the it signaled that it didn't expect to cut rates again soon.

How does ocean degradation affect us locally in San Diego in terms of water quality, water temperature and levels, weather, seafood, and economy? What is being done and what can you do to address these issues?

As the "buy local" movement gains in popularity, the food distribution industry is facing an overhaul. Large food distributors are unwilling to swallow the extra cost and complexity of delivering local products. And smaller farms often lack the resources to make efficient large-scale deliveries.

Until recently, Germany was one of Western Europe's last bastions for smokers. But now, that's changed. Germany's federal states have been introducing wide-ranging smoking bans, and they're not sitting well with many.

House Democrats say they are confident they have the 216 votes they need to pass a history-making health overhaul package Sunday. President Obama called on lawmakers to put aside politics and do what is right for the American people during a tumultuous day of deal-making.

Former U.S. Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham has returned to San Diego, nearly 17 months after a federal judge here sentenced him to more than eight years in prison for accepting $2.4 million in bribes.