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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.

While voters won the constitutional right to choose their own senators 96 years ago, in all but four states the governor decides who will fill the seat after a vacancy. Now there's a drive in Congress for a constitutional amendment requiring a special election to fill a vacated Senate seat.

This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has gone to Paul Krugman for his theories on how economies of scale affect international trade. Krugman, a professor of economics and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and a columnist for The New York Times, says he was stark naked, about to step into the shower at 6:40 a.m. when his cell phone rang with the news. He called the award "an awesome surprise."

Britain has said it would provide up to $63 billion to boost the balance sheets of three of the country's largest banks but demanded in return the departure of some of the country's top bankers. Stocks in Britain rose at the news.

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.

Just before dawn on July 23, 1967, Detroit police officers carried out what they thought was a routine raid on an illegal after-hours club. While they were waiting to transport all 82 African Americans to jail, a crowd gathered on the streets. They began to shout at the police, then throw bottles and rocks. So began the riot that would define Detroit for decades to come.

A California Coastal Commission staff report urging rejection of a proposed toll road through San Onofre State Beach is being criticized by Orange County's tollway agency.

The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction examines a $1.2 billion contract paid to the security company DynCorp to support the Iraqi Police Training program. The report accuses the State Department of failing to account for how the money was spent.

A growing number of San Diegans are losing their jobs, and their health insurance. KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg looks at the growing pressure people are putting on hospitals, doctors, and local

FEMA has begun its final clear-out of its trailer camps in Louisiana. Thousands of residents are being moved to unfurnished apartments, leaving people scrambling to figure out how they'll pay their part of the new housing.