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According to a National Academy of Sciences report released Wednesday, viewers of the hit CBS show CSI — and even judges and lawyers — are under the impression that the science they see on the show is ironclad. In fact, experts say, while some forensic evidence, like DNA, is top-notch, other evidence is not nearly so reliable.

With double-digit unemployment rates and nearly 25,000 private sector jobs lost to a crumbled economy, Sacramento is at the epicenter of California's fierce economic crisis. Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star, is new on the job and talks about challenges facing the state's capital city.

A jury found Tuesday that four San Diego firefighters were sexually harassed for being ordered to participate in a gay pride parade and awarded them combined damages of $34,300.

The city of Solana Beach plans to preserve forest land in Southern Ecuador to offset the city's carbon footprint at the same time. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce has details.

Pakistan's government says it is implementing Islamic law in the Swat Valley in return for a truce with Taliban militants in the region. U.S. intelligence officials say similar truces have failed and allowed the Taliban to grow in strength.

A San Diego legislator has introduced a bill that would require state approval for any proposed development on tidelands operated by the Port of San Diego. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce has deta

Auto analysts say that any more government money should not be used to help Chrysler continue as is. Instead, they say, Chrysler should use the money to wind down its business or merge with a stronger automaker.

In Washington this week, Maine's Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, played a pivotal role in crafting a deal on the $789 billion stimulus package. They are part of an increasingly rare breed: moderate Republicans.

Health Net has agreed to settle two class action lawsuits filed by Californians whose insurance was cancelled after they became sick. Legal experts say the settlement will set a precedent. KPBS Report

The Clinton Global Initiative is putting on a three-day conference in Texas this weekend to address some of the world's daunting problems. But because the world has lost trillions of dollars in wealth in the last five months, the former president says, people are donating less to charitable causes.