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A top aide for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says she will invoke the Fifth Amendment when testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee wants to question Monica Goodling about the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

The Senate is expected to pass legislation that would expand the number of embryonic stem-cell lines eligible for federal research funding. The House passed similar legislation, but a presidential veto is expected.

The San Diego Unified School District wants to offer veteran principals, bus drivers and office clerks extra money in exchange for retiring early. The plan initially included only teachers. KPBS Repor

The government's drastic economic rescue efforts will eventually pay off, President Bush insisted, offering calming words to anxious Americans but no suggestion of a quick revival as Wall Street braced for another wild day. Home construction fell to the slowest pace since early 1991.

California lawmakers recently approved a 10 percent increase to state taxpayers' witholdings.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says the city will work more closely with other local governments to prepare for wildfires. In his State of the City address, Sanders announced he'll seek better represen

Wall Street remained tense Thursday, swinging between sharp gains and losses as investors examined mixed economic and earnings data for clues about the health of the economy. The Dow Jones industrials, down 380 at one point, closed up 401 points; the major indexes also saw broad gains.

New research suggests that poor countries experience significantly slower economic growth in years when the thermometer soars. Economists are studying why poorer economies of the world tend to be in hot places.

The Kennedy family gathered at its seaside home in Hyannis Port, Mass., on Thursday for a private Mass to mourn its patriarch, Sen. Edward Kennedy. Three days of tributes will culminate with his burial near brothers John and Robert on Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery.

We get an update on the special legislative session to deal with the state's lingering budget deficit; the transition of Jerry Brown into the governorship and the future of the California Republican Party.