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Government regulators have again come to the rescue of Citigroup, throwing the troubled banking giant an additional $20 billion lifeline to help it clear a mountain of bad debt and boost confidence amid a sagging share price.

San Diego County is taking part in a class action lawsuit against the federal government. The suit alleges the Medicare system underpays doctors in San Diego and in more than 175 other counties nation

A federal trial in Dallas pits the U.S. against the Holy Land Foundation of Richardson, Texas. The foundation was once North America's largest Muslim charity, but the government closed it in 2001, calling it a terrorist organization.

Residents in Modoc County, in the remote northeastern corner of California, will soon vote on whether to tax themselves to save their local hospital. The county has gone broke trying to keep the hospital open, and a fractious debate has erupted in this proudly conservative frontier community over the best way forward.

The Obama Administration has announced a new strategy to combat drug trafficking across the U.S. Mexico border. As KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson explains the strategy pushes new technology and information sharing.

California's attorney general and a number of other states are suing the Bush Administration over fuel efficiency standards. A federal court in San Francisco is hearing the suit on Monday. From Sacram

Federal agencies are investigating a fishing boat that washed ashore in Del Mar Tuesday. The vessel may have been used to smuggle people from Mexico into San Diego. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the

A new report offers a detailed look at the effects proposed Medi-Cal cuts would have on the state's economic health. The study comes from the non-profit group Health Access California. KPBS Reporter K

in San Diego, affordable housing units are about twice as expensive to build as homes that go for market rates, due to a complex mix of political and business agendas that conspire to drive up expenses and cost taxpayers millions.

Two federal judges rule that only poll workers may challenge voter eligibility in Ohio, warning that Republican and Democratic plans would disrupt the polling process. Appeals have already been filed in the key swing state. Hear Janet Babin of member station WCPN.