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The Supreme Court rules that police in Michigan can use the evidence they gathered in a search warrant at a home, even though they waited only a few seconds after announcing their presence before entering the house. In the past, the justices have wanted police to wait longer.

This week, the Escondido City Council passed an ordinance banning the rental of property to illegal immigrants. How will the scandal surrounding former Congressman Mark Foley impact the upcoming elect

In the fourth installment of our series on California prisons, we'll be discussing the problems with the parole system, and discussing how to reduce the high recidivism rate through rehabilitation and reentry programs.

San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders will deliver his second state of the city address tonight. He has had a year to start sorting out the worst financial crisis the city has ever faced. KPBS reporter Aliso

Why are surfers off San Diego's coast getting sick? We'll talk about coastal water pollution and how budget cuts mean less testing and bigger public safety concerns for surfers and swimmers.

As foreclosures continue to rise, regulators and others are questioning the role of credit agencies, which gave top ratings to risky mortgage-backed securities. Critics say the system, in which firms are paid by the companies they rate, is inherently flawed.

Hurricane Dean weakens after slamming into the Mexican coast as a Category 5 storm. The eye of the storm made landfall near Majahual, a popular port with cruise liners located about 40 miles east-northeast of Chetumal and the Belize border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

The Supreme Court steps back into the abortion arena today. The issue is not the right to have an abortion but whether Congress can ban certain methods of abortion known as "partial-birth abortion."

Since the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, Serbs feel they have no identity. There is no national anthem, and the passports still say Republic of Yugoslavia. After years of isolation, sanctions and international criticism, Serbs feel they are on the fringes of the world.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has abandoned his idea of forcing half a million elderly and disabled Medi-Cal recipients into managed care plans. The proposal was unpopular from the start.