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The CIA says it destroyed videotapes in 2005 of interrogations of terrorism suspects. A contempt of court proceeding over a Freedom of Information Act request would be only one part of the legal fallout. Another aspect is further damage to the credibility of the Justice Department.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president.

It's been five years since the San Diego City Council voted to require contractors to pay a "living wage" to their workers. Local labor advocates are celebrating the anniversary this week. We will discuss the impact the "living wage" requirement has had in San Diego.

San Diegans who attended the swearing-in ceremony for their newly elected city council members got a taste of the different personalities who’ll be on the dais. Today they’ll find out what kind of l

California health officials believe they've found more cases of lung damage linked to a chemical used in the food flavoring industry. Officials suspect the culprit is the chemical diacetyl, an artific

A former real estate agent who helped broker home loans to 200 people who could not afford them is headed to prison. The man and his brother ran a Century 21 real estate office in San Marcos. KPBS Rep

The Obama administration is likely to face new challenges in deciding what to do with terrorist suspects held at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That's especially true in light of the current chief prosecutor's statement that she refused to prosecute a key suspect in the 9/11 terrorist attacks because he had been tortured.

The House is preparing to hear testimony about New York's investigation into the student-loan industry, even as the U.S. Education Department plans to address the issue. But there are signs that abuses in the student-loan industry stem from the laws that are meant to govern it.

More than 11,000 pages of documents from New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's tenure as a first lady were released on Wednesday. The schedules show her various speaking engagements and offer a window into White House life.

The California Legislature passed a long-awaited budget early Thursday after an epic battle that involved several all-night sessions, sending the governor a package of bills that raise taxes and cut s