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San Diego was awarded $16.2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for emergency preparedness and anti-terrorism efforts, it was announced today.

Richard Koster, author of In the Time of the Tyrants, talks about former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega's impending release from a federal prison in Florida.

A federal judge in Vermont rules that the state can adopt auto-emissions standards as strict as California's. The auto industry challenged the plan. More than a dozen other states are seeking stricter standards, too.

is it possible to discriminate against the dominant religion and religious ideology in a society? Some people say yes, and there's been a controversy in North County's San Dieguito Union High School District about an alleged anti-Christian bias.

Rural schools in California are facing cuts because a federal funding program has expired. And one lawmaker says it's time for the state to step in. From Sacramento, Marianne Russ reports.

American military personnel or those living overseas can encounter problems getting their absentee ballots. In 2006, only a third of the absentee ballots requested by these voters were counted. Two organizations are using their Web sites to combat this.

Congressman Darrell Issa is asking the Department of Homeland Security to review its procedures following a recent security breach at Lindbergh Field. How did a man posing as a U.S. marshal and carrying a handgun get past the security check-point at the airport?

San Diego County home prices are creeping higher and higher. But, is it enough to be optimistic for the future? KPBS Reporter Sharon Heilbrunn investigates.

A retired Navy rear admiral pleaded guilty in federal court to a misdemeanor charge of violating conflict-of-interest laws.

Federal authorities in Mexico say the Tijuana Municipal Police force's guns are clean. The long awaited test results conclude events that left Tijuana's local force with a black eye last January. KPBS