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The nation is in the midst of the largest mass vaccination campaign against flu in history, but about half the population is saying they are not interested. Many have a sense the vaccine was rushed to production, compromising safety. Some are convinced it contains harmful chemicals.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's official re-election resolves for now a damaging political stalemate, but it puts new pressure on the Obama administration to make a decision about sending additional U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan.

The standard for domain names is shifting so that a URL can exist entirely in another language that's not based on the letters A to Z. That means Internet users won't have to switch their keyboard into a different language to navigate the Web.

After resigning from the race, Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed Democrat Bill Owens. Her resignation and its circumstances signal a division in the GOP between moderate and conservative Republicans.

Your San Diego Chargers now have a winning record. Joining us on Morning Edition is North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris. Jay, the San Diego Chargers have beaten the Oakland Raiders now 13 straight times. Is this really a rivalry anymore?

Some of the smartest people in the fields of health care and medicine were in San Diego last week to participate in the TEDMED conference held at the Hotel Del Coronado. We speak to the president of TedMed, and one of the local conference participants, about the goals of the conference, and the innovative ideas that were discussed.

San Diego's oranges are considered some of the tastiest in the world but few San Diegans are eating them. We'll tell you why.

The primary challenger to President Hamid Karzai, who pulled out of a runoff election Sunday, tells NPR that massive fraud "has marred the process" and promises to remain active in Afghanistan politics.

Afghanistan's election commission has canceled Saturday's presidential runoff and proclaimed President Hamid Karzai victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot. Independent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Lodin announced Karzai as the victor during a news conference in Kabul on Monday.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case testing whether some mutual funds are charging excessive fees. Some 90 million Americans invest in retail mutual funds. While the fees charged by these funds may sound small percentage-wise, they add up to big money.