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The final debate of the 2008 campaign featured some of the sharpest exchanges to date between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. The two traded blows over everything from economic and health care policies to who is responsible for the negative tone of the campaign.

Unlike the biggest U.S. banks, with nationwide reach, smaller community and regional banks largely avoided making risky home loans. But their exposure to residential development and construction loans means they might still be hurt by the crisis.

Pakistani leaders are trying to reach a consensus about how to handle the violent conflict that has spread into the country from Afghanistan. The issue provokes particularly strong feelings: Pakistanis disagree among themselves about whether it's their war to fight.

Author Leslie Chang followed two girls from their rural homes in China to a city called Dongguan, where they became "factory girls." Life in these makeshift cities can be quite lucrative for hard-working ladies, she finds.

Many Indonesians have a soft spot for Barack Obama because of his childhood ties to the country, and many locals think he will do more to repair America's image in the world than will rival John McCain.

San Diego National Weather Service forecaster Stan Wasowski explains how weather will affect fires in the county this coming week.

Afghanistan is more violent than at any time since the war to oust the Taliban seven years ago. The most notable deterioration in security in recent months has been in Afghan provinces bordering Pakistan, places the U.S. military used to tout as the greatest success stories.

Many are watching to see whether Taro Aso, Japan's new prime minister, can break through a tough political stalemate and overcome a flagging economy. The tough-line Aso is popular, but critics note that his party has seen a series of short-term leaders.

Mexico's President and the CEO of the San Diego energy company Sempra tout Sempra's new liquified natural gas plant as a new clean energy source for Baja and Southern California. The plant sits just north of Ensenada, on what was the last stretch of pristine coastline between that city and Los Angeles. The plant has fueled concern that Mexico and Sempra have gambled on LNG to the detriment of the region. KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson brings us the first report of four on liquefied natural gas.

One of the new bills signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger at the end of the legislative session would provide allow agencies to provide assistance to homeless veterans.