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A jury convicts former Gov. George Ryan of steering millions of dollars in state leases and contracts to political insiders, lying to federal agents and tax fraud. The Republican is the third former Illinois governor in three decades to be convicted of federal felony charges.

Imperial Beach wants $56 million to replenish the beach with sand. Why does a beach need more sand and why does it cost so much? We speak with a coastal engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The Southern California Intertribal Court, the first of its kind in Southern California, will soon have a new permanent home on the Rincon reservation. The Law Center marks a tribal shift towards a m

The combination of a troubled housing market, rising oil prices and credit problems stemming from the subprime lending crisis is likely to lead the economy to recession, says David Wessel, economics editor for The Wall Street Journal.

"The extraordinary good that he did lives on," President Obama said as praise poured in from Democrats, Republicans and overseas leaders for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. The American political icon died late Tuesday at 77.

After nearly 20 years, Exxon Mobil Corp. will have to pay punitive damages for the massive Valdez oil spill in Alaska. But in its ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court slashed those damages to about $500 million.

Carl Cohn, Superintendent of San Diego City schools, has sent board members a memo appointing an interim chief administrative officer. The school district's CAO, Jose Betancourt, has been under scruti

Delta Air Lines and its pilots' union have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract, according to a federal mediator. No details of the deal have been announced, but the company was seeking significant cuts in pay and benefits to reduce its cost. Delta pilots will vote on the tentative deal.

The San Diego Catholic Diocese today reached a settlement of nearly $200 million with victims of childhood sexual abuse by priests. The agreement would give victims an average of $1.4 million. KPBS re

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