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A new research study from University of San Diego shows that almost 90% of San Diego non-profits report that the economy has had a negative impact on their organization and that they are forced to do more with less.

California has lost its status as one of the nation's leader in tobacco control. A new report says California ranks 31st in the nation in spending on smoking prevention. KPBS Reporter Kenny Goldberg h

An increasing number of patients say they have experienced significant complications after Lasik. Problems like dry eye, glare and double vision have impaired their ability to function and significantly affected their quality of life. The FDA has decided to investigate further and hopes to identify what puts people at risk for complications.

Low estimates say around $60 billion per year is lost to health care fraud. Others say the real figure may be ten times that much. Scams range from submitting claims from fictitious doctors to rent-a-patient schemes.

Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was indicted Monday on 16 federal counts of bribery, racketeering, fraud and money laundering. The indictment includes charges that he paid off a Nigerian official. Almost two years ago, investigators found $90,000 in cash in Jefferson's freezer.

Michael Turner, one of about 90 boys abused by Father Louis Miller, a priest in the Archdiocese of Louisville in the 1960s, is hoping to bring his case to trial — against The Vatican. If successful, it could be the first case against the Holy See, which normally enjoys sovereign immunity.

Cal State San Marcos students are gathering support to allow undocumented immigrants to get financial aid for college. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.

A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate, world markets were calmer. A steep two-day slide was triggered by fears of a U.S. recession, but it's unclear that a nationwide downturn is a certainty.

In the border town of Nogales, Ariz., shops and restaurants that rely on Mexican shoppers are closing. Residents say the downtown area has become a ghost town because of stricter immigration policies, overburdened port infrastructure and the worst recession in memory.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says different kinds of traffic should move across the Internet without discrimination. But cell phone companies say their services are very different from the regular Internet — and they warn of dire consequences if they're held to the same standards.