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Corporations spend millions to attach themselves to the Olympics, getting exclusive rights that they hope will boost the corporate image in return. But they also provide behind-the-scenes perks, like doing athletes' laundry, providing free food and handing out diapers for their children.

The news of Mexico's bloody cartel war is reflected in a controversial folk-music genre called narcocorridos, or drug ballads. They're like journalism put to song — telling stories of drug lords, arrests, shootouts, daring operations and betrayals. But, like the cartel war itself, writing corridos about drug traffickers can be risky business.

Testimony before House and Senate committees this week by fired U.S. Attorneys revealed some instances of attempted interference by members of Congress in on-going investigations. Amita Sharma has lo

Vocational Warriors?

The Mexican government is calling for an investigation into a shooting by two federal agents at the San Ysidro border crossing that left 22 year old Oscar Garcia of Tijuana dead. A union representing

California will soon force thousands of inmates to move out of the state’s overcrowded prisons, and into private, out-of-state facilities. From Sacramento, Marianne Russ explains.

The Bush administration has imposed new rules for the State Children's Health Insurance Program that state officials say may result in loss of coverage for thousands of kids. Congress has been working to renew the program, which is set to expire at the end of next month.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's new secretary, Shaun Donovan, says he needs to prove that his agency, long blasted as mismanaged, can deliver on promises. That's key now that HUD is tasked with implementing the $75 billion housing rescue plan.

Federal and local law enforcement officials arrested 10 people in San Diego County's South Bay region Thursday in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking ring. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has t

Are San Diego's water supply problems unique, or are the same issues being dealt with all over the world? What are the main contributors to San Diego's water supply problems? What can we learn from