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The White House is taking sides in an emerging fight between lawmakers in Washington, picking the Senate panel and the drug industry against House Democrats. But House Democrats say the drug companies can afford to pay more than $80 billion over 10 years to reduce drug prices for seniors in the Medicare program.

The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that it lost $2.4 billion between April and June. It's on track to be $7 billion in debt by the end of September. "What has occurred with the economy is unprecedented," Postmaster General John Potter said. "It's created, obviously, a much bigger challenge than we are able to respond to in a very quick manner."

As Congress heads home for the August recess, many are addressing the debate over healthcare reform in their districts. We'll talk with San Diego Congressmen Brian Bilbray and Bob Filner about what they want to see if the healthcare reform bill.

The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that it lost more than $2 billion between April and June. It's on track to be $7 billion in debt by the end of September. Members of Congress are considering major cuts — including closing hundreds of post offices, and even scaling back delivery from six days a week to five.

MoPA Pairs Exhibit with Insect Movies

Former President Bill Clinton's trip brought back more than two American journalists. Analysts say he gathered insight into North Korean President Kim Jong Il and the posture of his shadowy regime.

Roughly 4,000 teachers from across the country are in San Diego to learn how they can help immigrant and minority kids get into college.

When California college students return to campus this fall, they'll find crowded classrooms, less access to faculty and counselors, fewer campus services and more difficulty getting classes they need to graduate.

Federal regulators are cracking down on the latest smoking trend: electronic cigarettes. Despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration that the battery-powered tubes that deliver a nicotine vapor are illegal because they haven't been cleared by regulators, so-called e-cigarettes are still for sale.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas so staff can develop land-use regulations.