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Over nearly five decades, the Massachusetts Democrat, who died Tuesday at age 77, assumed an increasingly important role in framing the nation's civil rights laws and in leading the opposition to Supreme Court nominees he viewed as hostile to civil rights.

The G-20 summit begins Thursday in London and leaders will be discussing the sad state of the global economy. To find out what the world economy looks like from the vantage point of the G-20 leaders, Renee Montagne talks with David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal.

Capital Public Radio host Jeffrey Callison sat down for an exclusive interview with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss health care reform, as well as his thoughts on the presidential candidates

The California Supreme Court dismissed conflict-of-interest charges against five former San Diego retirement board officials early this week. How might the state Supreme Court's ruling impact future conflict-of-interest cases involving public officials?

Another week brings another set of battles between the Democratic Congress and the Republican White House. The latest debates surround a subpoena for Bush aide Karl Rove — and a possible independent counsel looking into the testimony of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

A federal court will continue reviewing a controversial profit sharing deal among Southern California's three largest supermarket chains. KPBS reporter Erik Anderson has details.

A federal judge knocked down the last legal barrier to building the controversial final stretch of border fence between San Diego and Tijuana today. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

A federal court judge in San Diego sentenced a former Border Patrol agent to five years in prison and fined him $500,000 today for smuggling marijuana in his patrol vehicle. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson

According to the FBI, violent crime in the United States is on the rise. Last year saw the biggest jump since the early 1990s. Criminologists say there are many possible reasons, from cutbacks in funding for federal crime-prevention programs to a greater focus on terrorism and a resurgence of gangs.

Connecticut becomes the first state to sue the federal government over the federal No Child Left Behind law. The state says the federal government is forcing it to spend millions of its own dollars on unnecessary tests.