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The Supreme Court is wrapping up its term, which means blockbuster decisions coming down all at the same time. The justices issued two major rulings early Wednesday. They ruled against the death penalty for people convicted of child rape. And they reduced punitive damages against Exxon for the Valdez oil spill.

A Mexico immigrant-rights leader says building fences doesn't control illegal immigration. Activists on both sides of the border are getting together Sunday at the westernmost stretch of the border fe

As Turkey masses troops near the border with Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish leaders say they doing all they can to contain anti-Turkish rebels. Life in Kurdistan has been relatively stable and secure during the past four years of war. The Kurdistan Regional Government's representative to the United States, Qubad Talabany, talks about the region.

The record-setting freeze of last winter in California wasn't as much of a crop-killer as agricultural experts feared.

Some folks in the backcountry of San Diego County may have never heard of Blackwater USA, the budding private military contractor that wants to build a training center in Potrero. But award-winning re

Sunflower Electric in Kansas pledges to move forward with a project to build a new coal power plant despite a setback by state regulators. The Department of Health and Environment refuses to grant the utility a permit based mostly on concerns over greenhous gas emissions.

The CIA will turn over to Congress documents related to the destruction of videotapes showing the harsh interrogation of two terror suspects, according to senior intelligence officials.

The White House says "mistakes were made" in the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys. But were laws broken too? Full Focus explore the ramifications of the latest revelations in the case and possible crim

California will soon change the way it tracks the spread of HIV. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a measure that switches the state to a confidential names-based reporting system. KPBS Report

The White house is predicting that the swine flu will affect 20 to 40 percent of all Americans - that's between 600,000 and 1.2 million people in San Diego County. We take an updated look at how San Diego is preparing.