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As the Securities and Exchange Commission endeavors to make its case against Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff for allegedly defrauding investors of up to $50 billion, critics are questioning why the regulator ignored early warning signals.

Lawmakers are back from spring break Monday with a full agenda, but how much can they get done in the shadow of a new budget deficit? From Sacramento, Marianne Russ explains.

Illinois voters head to the polls Feb. 2 to elect Senate nominees in the Republican and Democratic primaries. Democrats in Illinois could be in trouble because of missteps by the party along with a weak and untested Democratic field. Add to that a strong moderate running away with the nomination on the GOP side.

More than 1,000 homeowners in Louisiana are still waiting for payment from a government program that was supposed to assist victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Officials say the program is still short billions of dollars.

What's the outlook for the local construction industry in 2011? We review the key issues for the new year, and discuss which segments of the local construction industry might experience an uptick.

The convictions against former Enron CEO Ken Lay, who died earlier this summer, have been vacated by a federal judge in Houston. The decision to clear Lay's name from convictions of fraud, conspiracy and lying attached to it means that the federal government will not seek $43 million it says Lay earned through fraud.

Unless something unexpected happens, the U.S. Senate will pass its version of a health care bill for President Obama in time for Christmas. The measure overcame by far its biggest hurdle in the wee hours of Monday morning.

The likelihood of a record absentee vote coupled with a new federal law requiring counties to have at least some electronic voting machines has California election officials bracing for bigger and mor

A new federal report showing autism to be more widespread that previously believed doesn’t include numbers from California. Even so, the latest figures from California health officials show a disturb

The movement to openly carry unloaded firearms in public places in San Diego County is centered in Escondido. Escondido Open Carry will appear at 19 events this month. We look at what's been happening, why they do it, and find out what law enforcement thinks about it.