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Rescuers in West Virginia were forced to suspend efforts to reach four missing coal miners Tuesday following a massive underground explosion that killed 25 people in the worst U.S. mining disaster in decades.

A federal judge in San Diego says a lawsuit alleging severe overcrowding at an immigration detention center in Otay Mesa should continue. Defendants argued last week that the case should be dismissed

Tijuana's mayor says police are under fire because they aren't protecting drug traffickers like many used to.

Federal authorities are warning that there may be a design flaw in bridges nationwide. The problem is not limited to bridges similar to the one that collapsed in Minneapolis. They're also warning about the extra weight put on a bridge during repairs.

Chemical giant W.R. Grace has agreed to pay the government $250 million to help clean up asbestos contamination around its mining operations near Libby, Mont. The fine is the largest ever ordered under the government's Superfund cleanup program.

Baseball superstar Barry Bonds is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying when he said he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. The indictment follows a four-year federal probe into his testimony before a grand jury investigating steroid use.

Despite Facebook, Twitter, iPhones and other cutting-edge communication technologies, an increasing number of people are staying in touch using century-old amateur radio. "It's just talking and sharing and enjoying," says ham radio newcomer Helen Schlarman, 89.

At least three service members discharged for being gay have begun the process to re-enlist after the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history.

San Diego Bay will see significantly more and bigger ships coming in and out over the next few years. So who’s responsible for monitoring growth and traffic on the waters of the Bay?

What will new San Diego Unified School District trustees Scott Barnett and Kevin Beiser bring to the school board? What impact will Kevin Beiser's experience as a public school math teacher have on the decisions he will make on the board? How does San Diego Taxpayers Advocate Scott Barnett think the district should solve its ongoing budget problems? We'll talk to Beiser and Barnett about their backgrounds, and discuss their primary goals for the district.