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California's Insurance Commissioner says it's time for more options for earthquake insurance. The call comes on the heels of a study that found the next "big one" is pretty much guaranteed within 30 y

Indictments in the federal criminal investigation of San Diego's fiscal crisis are expected to come out in December. KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma has more.

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has come far from the poor Bronx neighborhood where she grew up. She has earned praise for her penetrating questioning and thorough preparation on the bench, though some describe her style as overly aggressive.

California is facing a $24 billion budget deficit for next fiscal year. Although the fiscal year ends on June 30, state lawmakers have been slow to roll out their proposals for cutting the budget deficit.

The world's fisheries are in rapid decline, due primarily to overfishing. A new study finds that the decline could be halted — and in some cases even reversed — if fishermen were granted transferable quotas to go out and catch fish.

Germany's Torsten Frings was banned from the World Cup semifinals after a disciplinary committee found he punched Argentina forward Julio Cruz in a post-match fracas in the quarterfinals. FIFA's disciplinary committee announced the ban Monday, the eve of Germany's semifinal match against Italy at Dortmund.

The San Diego County District Attorney's Office says a real estate fraud scheme that caused 400 county homeowners to lose their homes is broken up. Officials say the scam preyed on people who were in

The government says the nation's unemployment rate bolted 6.5 percent in October — the highest since March 1994 — as employers slashed 240,000 jobs. The worse-than-expected numbers are stark proof that the economy almost certainly is in a recession.

The House Judiciary Committee approved a contempt citation against White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolton, who have refused to comply with committee subpoenas regarding last year's firing of U.S. attorneys.

To hear Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state finance officials tell it, July 28 is California's last stand before fiscal Armageddon. Top financial officers say that's when the state will run out of sufficient cash to pay all its daily expenses unless lawmakers pass a balanced budget.