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Ben Bernanke, President Bush's pick to succeed Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve chairman, tells lawmakers he would seek to maintain continuity with Greenspan's policies. Bernanke also said he would not pursue a specific inflation target without building consensus for change in the existing policy.

The Senate votes of 53-45 to approve former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor's nomination to a lifetime seat on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Republicans hailed Pryor as a top-notch public servant, even as many Democrats described him as a right-wing extremist.

JetBlue Airways officially announces a passenger bill of rights, as it offers compensation to the thousands of passengers subjected to flight delays and cancellations last week. The company says that in the future, passengers can count on vouchers and refunds if flights don't take off.

Nearly 2,000 people have been murdered in Ciudad Juarez in the past 14 months, many of them just boys. Some 80 percent of the victims are younger than 25, and social workers say the violence is fueled by cartels recruiting younger members.

In an address to the nation from New Orleans Thursday evening, President Bush outlined a massive reconstruction plan to restore areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. He touched on areas from rebuilding electrical systems to mail delivery as he pledged substantial federal help.

The Tecate police chief was assassinated a day after Mexican police discovered a tunnel and two tons of marijuana along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Mexican government has deployed 25,000 troops and fe

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger takes up redistricting reform again; GOP backers propose changes to the way California counts electoral votes; Democrats and Republicans spar over a campaign to change l

Most outpatient services at Tijuana’s General Hospital were suspended again this morning as doctors protested kidnappings and violence in the city. It’s the second time doctors there have stopped wo

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that people who use marijuana for medical reasons can be prosecuted by the federal government, even when a state sanctions medicinal use of the drug. Ten states allow people to take marijuana under a doctor's prescription.

As San Diegans prepare to celebrate Valentine's Day with their "one and only," there are towns in America where Valentine's Day is a lot more complicated. We'll explore the phenomenon of POLYGAMY IN AMERICA, the feature story in this month's National Geographic magazine.