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Two significant events next month could change the political landscape of the city of Oceanside. Currently, fiscal conservatives have a 3-to-2 majority on the city council, but that could change.

When climate scientists talked recently about their latest research on global warming, they also responded to questions about the politics surrounding climate change.

Critics of trying the alleged Sept. 11 co-conspirators in civilian court in New York argue that the venue is inappropriate for terrorism suspects. But supporters say those fears are overblown, and that a federal trial would avoid the taint of the long-troubled military commission system.

The number of teenage drivers involved in fatal car crashes has dropped dramatically in the past decade. But in those wrecks, male drivers still outnumber females by more than 2 to 1. For Basil Rynestead of Fauquier County, Va., it's a battle against peer pressure and inexperience to stay safe on the road.

What kind of hardships will the local homeless population be facing this holiday season? We speak to representatives from the Alpha Project, the San Diego Rescue Mission and the United Way about the services available to local homeless people. Plus, we look ahead to talk about what can be done to end chronic homelessness in San Diego County.

The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine.

We'll talk about the movies that are opening this Thanksgiving weekend, including the new animated film from Wes Anderson, the much-talked about "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire," and an independent film starring Woody Harreson as a soldier who notifies families who have lost a loved one in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Our sense of what's dangerous on the road is not always accurate, according to Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do. Take roundabouts: "People fear roundabouts in America — they've been called 'Circles of Death,' Vanderbilt says. "And nothing could be further from the truth."

The decision to host Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as President Obama's first state visitor was designed as a deliberate signal of India's prominence in Washington.

It will be another week before senators begin floor debate on the Democrats' health care overhaul bill, but many in Washington are already predicting the demise of its current provision for a modest government-run insurance program.