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When three volcanoes in Alaska erupted in 2008 — one of them creating an ash cloud that spanned North America — flight disruptions were quite minor. That is a stark contrast to recent events in Europe, owing to both geography and air regulations.

Even if the latest plan -- to cut the leaking pipe and cap it -- works, attempts to capture the oil might fall short, and company officials say the spill may not be stopped until relief wells are completed in August. But the prospect of waiting two more months has those who live, work and play along the Gulf Coast fuming.

President Bush vetoes bipartisan legislation that would expand health care coverage to millions of uninsured children. He objects to the bill's $35 billion price tag over the next five years, and, to what he considers an unwarranted expansion of the federal government in providing health care.

Two federal judges have cleared the way for a possible cap on the number of inmates in California prisons. Marianne Russ reports from Sacramento.

Some prominent conservatives are speaking out in favor of the kind of comprehensive immigration bill that many Republicans oppose -- one that would include border security and then a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

The House passed legislation Friday that gives people who learn of pay disparities a dramatically larger window during which they can sue. But the Lilly Ledbetter Act, named after the woman whose loss in the Supreme Court spawned the bill, faces opposition from the business community.

One in three San Diego County homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth. That situation has homeowners searching for options to get out of their underwater mortgages. We discuss the pros and cons of doing a short sale, and the difficulties many are dealing with as they go through the process.

Proyecto ACCESO is a unique education program for Latin American legal professionals and citizens. We speak to the director of the program about the motivation behind it, and about the legal changes that are happening in countries throughout Latin America.

The alleged Russian spies arrested in the United States were not charged with espionage. After years of living in the United States, they apparently did not gather much information. But the threat of spying does still exist, even if it's gathered in a Cold War way.

Every time power shifts between the major parties in Washington, pundits and prognosticators say there's been a sea change. But in truth, voters can and often do change their minds quickly about who should be in charge.