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The company that operates California's power grid says a suspect has been arrested in connection with computer tampering at its Folsom headquarters. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has more.

More than 200 inmates have been transferred from an immigration detention center near the border just two days after the ACLU filed a lawsuit claiming the facility is overcrowded. Among those transfer

Families of the firefighters who died battling the Esperanza wildfire in Southern California last year will finally be able to accept more than a million dollars in public donations.

An environmental group and the construction industry battled it out before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday morning. The outcome could affect San Diego's drinking water. Evelyn Lombardo reports from Was

The Politics of Fire Prevention

In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court upholds the $1,000 damage limit under the federal Truth in Lending Act. The case involved a man who was misled while arranging a car loan. The consumer maintained that changes in the law approved by Congress meant that he was entitled to more than the law's original damages cap. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Hazleton, Penn., has seen a large influx of Latino immigrants in recent years. Hazleton's mayor is leading a campaign to drive out undocumented residents. He says their presence is straining city services and has increased crime.

The stem cell in bone marrow can become muscle, bone or fat. A biomedical engineer believes he has found a way to accomplish making muscle and bone. It involves standing on a gently vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day.

A simmering debate that got under way last week in the Senate over new energy legislation is bound to hit a full boil this week. The bill's most contentious issues remain unresolved. They include gas-mileage standards, renewable fuels and price gouging.

A Chicago jury convicts white supremacist Matthew Hale for soliciting the murder of a federal judge, ending three days of deliberations. Hale, who several years ago called for a "racial holy war," had conspired to have a U.S. district judge killed after she ordered him to stop using the trademarked name World Church of the Creator. Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara reports.