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For all the attention devoted to preventing another catastrophe like the deadly 2003 Cedar Fire, San Diegans witnessed an almost eerie rerun when massive wildfires hit last October. Even though the ci

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote as early as Wednesday on new measures that could make it harder to get a driver's license. The bill, known as the "Real ID Act," requires states to demand up to six forms of identification for license applicants.

There are more companies providing Pay Day Loans in California than there are McDonalds fast-food chains. Most of them are in low income neighborhoods and many are clustered around military bases. Thi

You could feel the outrage gathering last week as people anticipated the latest report on quarterly oil company profits. And when the news came out last week ($10.3 billion for Exxon alone) we heard the predictable angry comments and accusations of price gauging.

Wildfires blown by fierce desert winds Monday reduced hundreds of Southern California homes to ashes, forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee and laid a hellish, spidery pattern of luminous ora

In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year old Chelsea King, some people are calling for tougher laws to regulate sex offenders. Others say the laws we have aren't working. We look at what's being proposed, what laws are in place and what needs to change.

Cast members of the Havana Night Club show, opening Tuesday at the Stardust theater in Las Vegas, have sought political asylum at a federal court in Las Vegas. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jose David, one of the 43 troupe members who filed.

Republican lawmakers try to come up with a package of spending cuts to offset the cost of hurricane relief. With the Bush administration now asking for less money for Katrina victims than anticipated, the spending cuts may be less dramatic.

Boeing's former chief financial officer pleads guilty in the growing scandal over the firm's defense contracts with the federal government. A top Air Force officer has also pled guilty in the investigation into favoritism in military acquisitions. NPR's David Schaper reports.

Oil prices are soaring to levels never anticipated – nearly $100 a barrel. The price of oil affects just about everything that is made, transported, eaten and sold in the United States. But the cost hasn't had the impact on the economy many analysts expected.