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The only man convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, was freed from a Scottish prison on what Scottish authorities call "compassionate grounds." He is terminally ill with cancer. Guests examine the limits of compassion.

Two customs inspections agents -- one border crossing lane. That's the gist of a new pilot program to cut down on wait times at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has details.

Intelligence officials told the Senate Homeland Security committee Monday that the U.S. is still at high risk of terrorist attacks. Some aspects of security have been improved, they say, but not enough to justify complacency.

As the Senate considers President Bush's re-nomination of Priscilla Owen to a federal appeals court, a simmering debate over the use of filibusters to block judicial nominees is likely to begin in earnest.

The Senate may act today to outlaw the use of deception to obtain people's telephone records without their consent. The practice, known as "pretexting," came out of the shadows when contractors working for Hewlett-Packard impersonated board members and journalists to obtain personal information.

Tuesday's contests were not decisive for the Democratic candidates. New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, while Obama took Vermont. Obama has more pledged delegates than Clinton, but she now has more momentum.

A fourth suspect in an alleged plot to bomb fuel facilities at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York surrendered Tuesday in Trinidad. Experts say safeguards are in place to prevent a full pipeline explosion, but even taking out a portion of the pipeline would shut down the airport.

Concerns about evacuation from any high-density area have been raised after the traffic jam in Texas. John Copenhaver, president of the Global Partnership for Preparedness, and a former FEMA regional director, offers his insights.

Tijuana's Municipal Police Chief says it's been a difficult year for law enforcement in Tijuana. Officers gathered today to honor fellow agents who died in the line of duty. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson

A virus that is killing fish has moved across the Great Lakes and into a lake in Wisconsin. Despite warnings, humans may have spread the disease by moving contaminated fish, bait or boat water. Regulators are trying to quell the spread of the virus.