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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.

Drug cartels have made Juarez the deadliest city in Mexico. But they also operate just across the border, in El Paso, Texas — one of the safest cities in the U.S. NPR's Jason Beaubien speaks with host Andrea Seabrook about efforts to stop the violence.

A federal court is blocking the U.S. Navy's planned sonar testing off the Southern California Coast. A judge says the testing may harm the environment and marine mammals. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has m

San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders has declared a state of emergency after yesterday's catastrophic La Jolla landslide in order to access state and federal funds. Both he and the city attorney addressed th

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 Federal Trade Commission is opening an investigation into the booming but unregulated "carbon offset" market. People buy these offsets to counterbalance their carbon emissions.

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.

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.

Networks and cable news stations stopped regular programming yesterday, as the nation watched the verdict of the Casey Anthony murder trial. Why do some trials and criminal cases grab national attention? Does the media feed the frenzy or just follow it?