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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may add two giant World War II-era seaplanes to its list of standby air tankers. The so-called Martin Mars flying boats have been fighting fir

It's been two years since the devastating tsunami in Sri Lanka. We speak with the head an aid organization about the recovery and the ongoing challenges.

Congress is back to work on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers have a busy agenda filled with plans to address the housing crisis and make another attempt to force a change in direction in the Iraq war.

When the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, announced new homeland security grants in March, New York and Washington DC were not the only cities outraged at funding cuts. San Diego is one of sev

President Bush selects federal appeals court Judge Michael Chertoff to be director of the Department of Homeland Security. Bush noted that the Senate has confirmed Chertnoff three times in the past for other posts. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

The Governors of California and Nevada are teaming up following the destructive fire in South Lake Tahoe last month. They're creating a commission to look into controversial forest management practice

Some say California prisons are in a state of emergency. An SDSU criminal justice professor talks about problems like overcrowding, possible solutions, and what the future looks like for California’s

Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court invalidated the system set up by President Bush to try accused war criminals at Guantanamo. The ruling, in the case of Osama bin Laden's driver, followed a series of key maneuvers.

The shootings at Virginia Tech have prompted the postponement of a much anticipated Senate hearing with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The nation's top law enforcement official is under pressure to explain his role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

California's version of Jessica's Law was passed earlier this month as Proposition 83. The proposition was hit with a lawsuit questioning the constutionality of the measure. A reporter covering the