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Once the strongest element of post-Watergate campaign reforms, the presidential public financing system now seems to be going down the drain. Its spending limits are too restrictive for the current era of mega-campaigns, and so far at least, every major candidate for 2008 has opted out, in favor of private contributions.

If the number of people illegally crossing into the United States from Mexico has dropped, then why is the number of border crosser deaths increasing? We discuss the findings from the "Humanitarian Crisis: Migrant Deaths at the U.S.-Mexico Border" report.

A proposal to cut a 16-mile highway through the San Onofre State Beach faces several hurdles. Supporters say the toll road is needed to reduce congestion on I-5. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has more.

Straight off his victory in New Hampshire's GOP primary, McCain begins campaigning in Michigan where he won the primary eight years ago. With a much-needed fundraising boost after his primary win, he's running TV ads and has chartered his own campaign plane.

A new report says conditions at Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities in San Diego, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are below par. The detention center in Otay Mesa houses undo

Taco Bell is trying to reassure consumers that its food is safe after an outbreak of E. Coli. The bacteria has been linked to illness in at least 67 customers in the Northeast. No one has become ill for at least a week, but it's still not clear what caused the outbreak.

A group of professors at Southwestern College in Chula Vista say parents are being deceived. They say a form that lets them keep schools from giving their kids' information to military recruiters is

Jury selection begins in the trial of Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case. Libby is charged with repeatedly lying under oath.

Investment banker Frank Quattrone, who rose to fame during the dot-com stock bubble, is convicted of obstructing justice in a federal investigation. After deliberating for more than seven hours, a federal jury found Quattrone guilty in a case that hinged on an email in which Quattrone encouraged colleagues to destroy files. An appeal is expected. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Jim Zarroli.

A small suburb of Detroit takes on BAE Systems, alleging the giant British defense contractor funneled payments to a member of the Saudi royal family. The case, involving the city's pension fund, has players ranging from Tony Blair to a substitute teacher.