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The Senate is scheduled to vote on a measure to expand federally funded embryonic stem-cell research. If the measure is approved, it's likely to result in President Bush's first veto. The bill divides Republicans, and could be a factor in midterm Congressional elections.

A Superior Court judge has tentatively rejected San Diego County’s challenge to California medical marijuana law. KPBS Reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story.

The group known as al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula says it coordinated with the 23-year-old Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. It said the attack was a response to recent U.S. airstrikes in Yemen.

Solar power will be the topic of discussion at a large conference this week in San Diego. Today, Tom Fudge speaks to a panel of guests about the work UC San Diego is doing to educate the green indust

Warships from several countries are making some headway against pirates who've been attacking merchant vessels off the coast of Somalia. A French warship last week successfully captured eight pirates as they tried to board a Panamanian cargo vessel. The ship's captain, Lt. Cmdr. Alexis Beatrix, said his crew fired "an intimidating warning shot."

For the first time since mid-2006, San Diego's median home price showed a year-over-year increase in value. The news that local homes are selling for more than a year ago was hailed by some in the industry as an indication that the housing market is turning around. Has the local real estate market already bottomed-out? And, what's expected to happen with the local housing market in the first half of 2010?

Lawyers for the city of San Diego say military security contractor Blackwater failed to file the necessary paperwork for final permits that would allow it to use a warehouse as a training center for a

Opponents of President Obama's plan to use government spending to stimulate the U.S. economy cite the failure of a similar strategy by Japan in the 1990s. But a Tokyo economist argues Japan fared remarkably well during its "lost decade."

A Marine General has ordered a Camp Pendleton Marine to face Court Martial for his role in the killing of Iraqi civilian detainees during the invasion of Fallujah. KPBS reporter Alison St John has mor

The ACLU is asking for independent oversight of federal law enforcement agencies in San Diego County. ACLU officials say the Border Patrol, in particular, must be held accountable in the wake of recen