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Many of the world's industrialized countries have a single-payer health care system, in which government administers all medical care. Support for such a system exists in the U.S.; even President Obama has expressed admiration for it. Yet it is absent from the debate.

Three environmental groups are suing the federal government. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, claims the Bush administration is holding back a report on global warming. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has

No country in the world is more dependent on its computers than the U.S., making it uniquely vulnerable to attack. One official tells NPR that the Pentagon has experienced an "explosion" of computer attacks, currently averaging about 5,000 each day. But is the country ready to wage a cyberwar?

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit is a key link in the busiest trade route between the U.S. and Canada. It's also privately owned --and that has raised questions about who is responsible for ensuring the security of the potential terrorist target.

The plan, announced Tuesday, is designed to deal with drug-related violence by addressing the problem of U.S.-made guns being smuggled south by violent drug cartels.

Google Book Search features an online repository that includes scans of more than 10 million books. But Google executives didn't ask the authors for permission, and now the company is in the midst of negotiations with authors and publishers over rights.

Senator Dianne Feinstein comes to San Diego tomorrow to investigate the response to last month's wildfires. Feinstein and other lawmakers will look at what worked, what didn't, and what needs to cha

California's top firefighting official says it's going to be a rough fire season. Ruben Grijalva of the California Department of Forestry says Southern California firefighters are in the midst of a dr

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst spill in U.S. history. We'll examine the economic and environmental impact for California and San Diego, and whether the disaster is big enough to force a change in consumer behavior.

A federal judge orders the Treasury Department to make changes in the way in prints money, so it will be easier for the blind to tell bills apart. The ruling, in response to an American Council of the Blind lawsuit, proposes several options. The Treasury Department has 10 days to appeal.