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A coalition of healthcare providers is suing the State of California to block a five percent Medi-Cal rate cut from taking effect next month. The cut was approved by state lawmakers last fall. KPBS Re

A former border inspector was sentenced Thursday to five years in federal prison for guiding hundreds of illegal immigrants through his checkpoint booth in exchange for taking at least $70,000 from a

The perjury trial of former White House aide Lewis Libby gets under way in Washington this week. For the first time in a federal court, the press room will have seats for bloggers; two places will go to members of the Media Bloggers Association.

Republicans want to see rates cut to about 4 percent for 30-year fixed-rate home loans for borrowers with decent credit. The move could help to prop up the housing market, and it could save millions of homeowners a lot of money if they refinanced.

The House and the Senate's health care bills are still being debated in Washington. Both plans have a public option and a vote is expected later this week. The editors discuss.

Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich named former State Atty. Gen. Ronald Burris yesterday as his pick to replace President-elect Barack Obama's vacant senate seat. Some see the move as a slap in the face to critics who want the governor to resign following allegations of corruption.

When did our nation's mentality change? What happened to change it? We once were a nation of savers. Americans knew the value of a dollar and were committed to keeping some greenbacks for a rainy day. I recall my grandfather telling me, "A dollar saved is a dollar earned." I was given a piggy bank before I started kindergarten. In first grade, I was taken to a local bank to open a savings account. We spent within our means. I had one pair of shoes for school and one pair for dress-up occasions. When I wore out my shoes or grew out of them, another pair would be bought.

A federal judge in San Diego has ordered that one of the men captured along with suspected drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano Felix be released from jail. Cesar Niebla Lerma was being held for lyi

Democratic senators are calling for a perjury investigation into comments made by the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The senators claim EPA chief Stephen Johnson lied to Congress and folded under White House pressure on global warming policy.

Pregnant women are more vulnerable to infections and are at higher risk of complications if they get sick. So, treating infections is critical. A new study finds that while most common antibiotics are safe, two types raise red flags.