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Spouses don't belong on campaign payrolls, the House says, voting to end a practice that for years has benefited some members of Congress, including a half-dozen Californians.

Spouses don't belong on campaign payrolls, the House says, voting to end a practice that for years has benefited some members of Congress, including a half-dozen Californians.

The FBI is investigating a case with echoes of the Unabomber, who sent bombs through the mail for more than 15 years. Two package bombs have been sent to financial-services companies in the Midwest in recent weeks. The bombs weren't wired to explode. But investigators worry the next one may be.

Republican actor and ex-Senator Fred Thompson from Tennessee is expected to start raising money for a presidential run. How do Republicans feel about him?

A fight to save the Mount Soledad cross in San Diego has taken a step forward but opponents say the battle is far from over. San Diego Congressman Brian Bilbray supported the move and spoke on KPBS Ra

In a 5-4 vote with vast repercussions for the U.S. criminal justice system, the Supreme Court invalidates the criminal sentencing system of Washington state. The court's ruling emphasizes the role of juries in determining sentences, and stirs speculation that the sentencing guidelines used by many states and the federal government won't be able to withstand a constitutional challenge. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Just how far behind are our country's students when it comes to science? A department of education study shows students in urban public schools across the country need significant improvement. Full F

As the Senate debated the Iraq war in a rare around-the-clock session, the rarity of the all-night session is striking. And the debate was a sober one, showing increasing discontent with the war.

Andrew Speaker, who traveled back and forth to Europe while carrying an extensively drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, says his doctors told him his infection posed no risk to others. Speaker's TB is considered an active case, but he has no symptoms.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses drug-resistant diseases. How common are they? How difficult are they to treat?