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Seven workers at the San Onofre nuclear power plant have been fired or disciplined over problems at the facility involving safety and security, Southern California Edison officials said Tuesday.

Russia said Friday the pullback from Georgia into South Ossetia has been completed. The U.S. State Department said, however, that the Russians were not living up to their part of a cease-fire deal brokered by France.

An update on Swine Flu in San Diego County. County of San Diego Public Health Officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten, joins us in studio to talk about the availability of the vaccine, what you can do to prevent infection and what people should do if they suspect they have the flu.

The Bush administration announces on Wednesday that the polar bear will be protected as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. It's the first time that the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impact of climate change.

The number of illegal immigrants detained in the United States has jumped nearly 30 percent over the past year. KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps has details.

Iraq's draft constitution is likely to go to voters in October, over the objections of Sunni negotiators. Shiites and Kurds want a federalized Iraq with a relatively weak central government. Sunnis want a strong federal government.

The Bush administration said Thursday that it wouldn't allow a "disorderly collapse" of U.S. automakers. But it's not just the Detroit Three that are in dire straits. Inventories are stacking up, and consumers are steering clear of car purchases for all makes and models.

We'll explore the issues that San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders faces in the year ahead as he delivers his fifth State of the City address.

Inmates at California state prison facilities are dying at an unusually high rate. Authorities say at least one inmate dies, every week, in the prison health care system. KPBS Morning Anchor Dwane Bro

The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked.