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The human heart is a complex organ. We'll talk with San Diego cardiologist Dr. Mimi Guarneri about how to balance all the strains on our heart, from diet to stress to the environment.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday told a joint session of the Legislature that California's budget crisis will force a transformation in state government. The state faces a $24.3 billion deficit and a looming cash crisis that jeopardizes its ability to pay its day-to-day bills.

Governor Schwarzenegger will address a rare joint session of the state legislature Tuesday. He’s expected to outline his plans for closing a $24 billion budget gap.

Immigrants rights activists gathered at San Diego County's Administration building Monday to call for comprehensive immigration reform. AS KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson reports the gathering is part of a nationwide immigration reform campaign.

Residents in the City of San Diego will only be allowed to water their lawns three days a week. We speak to representatives from the San Diego Water Department and the County Water Authority about the reasons behind the new restrictions. We also speak to a local garden journalist about how people can make their landscaping more water-efficient.

President Obama, just days before traveling to the Middle East to deliver a key speech on U.S.-Muslim relations, on Monday reasserted U.S. support for Israel. But in an interview with NPR, the president also said he will continue to push for a Palestinian state and for a freeze on Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

A scandal is growing over the nature of a relationship between a teenage female and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. He believes he is the target of a smear campaign by the leftist opposition and has gone on the offensive against the foreign media.

As the president prepares to embark on a trip to the Mideast, he reasserts that the U.S. "has a special relationship with Israel." But he tells NPR that the U.S. must acknowledge that "the current trajectory in the region is profoundly negative" for both Israeli and U.S. interests.

Italian automaker Fiat is hoping to become a global company making 6 million cars a year. The company already has sealed a deal with Chrysler and hopes to do the same with GM's European subsidiaries. But not everyone in Fiat's hometown of Turin is confident.

President Obama wants the Senate to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court by the Aug. 7 recess. But Senate Republicans who don't share Obama's sense of urgency have plenty of moves at their disposal to drag out a vote.