Search results for

In his first State of the Union address, President Obama tried to reassure both his liberal base and the disaffected moderates and independents that he and his party need to win back. Supporters were reassured, but pundits say the speech was no game-changer.

The president traveled to Florida to announce stimulus funds for a national high-speed-rail system he says will create sorely needed jobs — an issue that dominated Wednesday's State of the Union address. Democrats said that focus was right where it belonged, while Republicans accused Obama of not taking responsibility for poor state of the economy.

Three years ago, a 17-year-old reported that an iPod can disrupt a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator. It turns out he's nearly right: It's the headphones that can cause the devices to malfunction.

Researchers at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City have identified a specific section of DNA that seems to be unique to each species. Using this "barcode," they can evaluate meat and skin samples to determine if they came from an endangered species.

The new U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke to thousands of school board members attending a national conference in San Diego over the weekend. The event was a chance for Duncan to talk abou

While mine disasters like last week's deadly explosion in West Virginia are certainly tragic, black lung disease claims roughly 700 miners' lives each year and gets far less attention. The disease has been on the rise in recent years, possibly because miners are working longer hours, with more exposure to coal dust and other toxic materials.

Defense lawyers for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, say the Bush administration wants to rewrite some of the evidence against the detainees. The administration's request came up during a closed-door meeting this week with judges, defense attorneys and government lawyers.

President Obama delivers his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to an increasingly doubtful national audience. His challenge: to woo disillusioned moderates and independents with economic proposals, while reassuring his restive base that his agenda lives on.

The Sweetwater Union High School District reigns supreme in San Diego's South Bay. It serves 42,000 students from National City to San Ysidro. Its also the largest high school district in the country.

California working women make on average $8,300 less per year than men. This costs California women about $37 billion annually. The Equal Pay Act was signed into law in 1963 to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers. In passing the bill, Congress denounced sexual discrimination in the workplace. It has been 48 years since the law was enacted. Many women are supporting a new equal pay act called the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed in the U.S. House but fell short in the Senate. This would close loopholes in the old act to ensure that women aren't underpaid. We are going to discuss the current equal pay rules as well as the struggle women are facing, and the ways that women are trying to gain equality.