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The CIA says North Korea was helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that was bombed last year. That news comes at a time when negotiations aimed at ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons have stalled.

The race between San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and his leading opponent, businessman Steve Francis, is heating up. Sanders is defending himself for using a profanity, as he and Francis were leaving a

The top U.S. envoy to Africa, Jendayi Frazer, says that the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party has won that nation's disputed presidential election outright. Frazer also tells journalists in South Africa that the White House backs Great Britain's call for an arms embargo against Zimbabwe.

A recent study published in the Harvard Business Review found that 14 out of 15 Chinese CEOs said they turned to Chairman Mao for inspiration. Chinese businessmen are employing tactics from even such dark periods as the Cultural Revolution.

Blackwater Worldwide, more commonly known as Blackwater USA, plans to build a military training center in Otay Mesa. The contractor's plans to build a training facility in the rural East County city o

Hillary Clinton says the tide has turned now that she beat Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential primary, but the race is still likely to be decided by superdelegates. The superdelegates include all Democrats in Congress, and they have mixed feelings about their roles as king- or queen-makers.

Advocates for injured workers are pushing a measure that would increase benefits to Californians who suffer permanently disabling injuries on the job. Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed similar bills

Tuesday night saw the end to a dramatic six-week competition for the Democratic presidential candidates to secure Pennsylvania votes. Renee Montagne talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson about what Hillary Clinton's win in the Pennsylvania primary might mean for Barack Obama's campaign.

Russia's Far East port city of Vladivostok is notorious for rampant crime and corruption. Residents say the violent killings of the 1990s have subsided. Political analysts say criminals used to influence politicians — now, they are being elected to office.

Hillary Clinton took Pennsylvania's primary with a 10-percentage point margin of victory, but that won't change the delegate math much for her. Her victory ensures that the Democratic nomination with Barack Obama will continue.