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Investigator are trying to determine what caused a devastating warehouse fire in Charleston, S.C. Nine firefighters died Monday night when the roof of a furniture company collapsed.

The former second-in-command at the Justice Department told a House panel Thursday that the eight U.S. attorneys fired last year were, in his opinion, some of the best prosecutors in the country.

Phoenix police have arrested suspects believed to be involved in one of two sets of serial killings that have plagued the city. Authorities have released few details about the two men who were apprehended last night. Rene Gutel of member station KJZZ reports.

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan Monday after years in exile. But he will receive less than a warm welcome from the country's current military ruler, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who has ordered the arrest of hundreds of his supporters.

Two local news organizations, VoiceofSanDiego and the Union-Tribune, have had recent run-ins with San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders' office over freedom of information act requests. We talk about delays in getting information, what the law says and what recourse news organizations have when public information is not turned over.

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham says he is considering major security reforms at the nation's nuclear weapons facilities -- including creation of a new federal police force and consolidation of stocks of plutonium and uranium. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, critics have questioned whether such facilities are sufficiently protected against terrorism. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Analysts say a surge in naturalizations has been spurred by Congress' failure to pass an immigration overhaul in recent years. Through May of this year, more than half a million people had filed forms to become citizens, up 60 percent from last year.

There is additional information that raises questions about the background of Michael Scott Kerr, the organizer of this weekend's Snowball Express event for military widows and their children.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger disapproves of President George Bush's plan to use the National Guard along California's border with Mexico. The governor commented while visiting an Oceanside school to

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a settlement with the city of San Diego. The so-called “Cease and Desist Order” concludes a long term investigation into the city’s failure to d