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A federal Department of Education task force will examine the relationship between lenders and college financial aid officers. College officials are accused of accepting kickbacks from companies that want to be on a list of preferred lenders.

The U.S. has decided to try suspected Somali pirates in American courts. Experts say that's a necessary move, but it will be expensive, complicated and difficult to try a very old crime in modern courts.

Tony Perry of the LA Times talks about his recent reporting on the Marine Corps in San Diego, including the boot camp experience at MCRD downtown, the closing of a public shotgun shooting range at MCAS Miramar, and an increase in suicides among Marines..

Most doctors fully support the H1N1 vaccine, but there are a few who won't back it. Because patients trust their doctors the most for medical decisions, the FDA is trying to assure these doctors of the vaccine's safety.

It's been two weeks since Mexico's federal government stripped Tijuana's municipal police of their guns. Yesterday, federal investigators began questioning Tijuana's entire 3,000-man force about their

New York Senator Hillary Clinton is the latest presidential candidate to make a pre-primary stop in San Diego. She spoke to more than 7,000 supporters at San Diego State University this afternoon. KPB

San Diego’s political demographics have been changing over the past decade. Once a reliably Republican town, Democratic voters now outnumber Republican registered voters. The Republican Party has not been able to reverse a trend that began in 2008.

President Obama is making a final frenzied push before the health care bill comes up for a vote in the House on Sunday. If the bill fails, he will be severely weakened. He will have failed to deliver his signature initiative, and his Democratic Party will look incapable of governing.

The president met with House and Senate leaders to push for consensus on legislation that creates jobs, citing public frustration with the lack of progress on key issues. Afterward, the Senate's top Republican said GOP lawmakers could support some pieces of the jobs package.

When the Supreme Court reconvenes in January, it will decide a case that could redefine the role of corporations in political campaigns. Meanwhile, in the lower courts, the number of judicial vacancies has doubled during President Obama's time in office — as Republicans try to minimize his effect on the courts.