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Police said the back door of the American Civic Association was blocked with a car before a gunman came through the front door. He shot two receptionists — one who survived to alert police — before going into other rooms in the building. In all, 14 people died, including a man believed to be the shooter.

The state Office of Education released its annual Academic Performance Report today. It shows test scores for San Diego schools are better than average, but still aren't good enough. KPBS reporter Ana

Members of Congress are under pressure to draw up new regulations for banking and investing in a matter of months. It's a scary and complicated task, they say, and the stakes are enormous.

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.

As local and federal authorities hold a "gang summit" in Los Angeles, Police Chief William Bratton offers a list of the city's worst gangs. Braton says it will help target offenders. Critics worry he may be creating a de facto badge of honor for gang members.

Safety officials are investigating air-control tower work rules in the wake of Sunday's crash at the Lexington, Ky., airport. The lone air-traffic controller on duty told investigators he had only two hours of sleep between shifts that day. He was also performing two sets of tasks in the tower. According to Federal Aviation Administration rules, that's not supposed to happen. But the policy has not been enforced at some airports.

Now that the off-year elections are over, Democrats are bracing for losses in Congress next year — and history tells them they should. A first-term president's party almost always loses seats during the midterm elections.

Republicans, fresh off electoral wins this week, are looking ahead to the 2010 midterms with their hit lists ready. Some of their top House targets: Blue Dog Democrats, many of whom have pushed back on the president's top domestic initiatives.

"Now is the time to confront our problems head-on and do what's necessary to solve them," the president said after the White House forced out GM CEO Rick Wagoner and warned both GM and Chrysler that they may be headed for a short, painful bankruptcy.

The owner of the Sago Mine in West Virginia has a theory on what caused the explosion that killed 12 miners: Lightning. But state and federal investigators are skeptical.