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Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron, begins testimony as the key prosecution witness against his former bosses, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. In testimony, Fastow directly connects Skilling to a conspiracy to minimize losses and make the company's earnings look better.

Opening statements began today in the penalty phase of the trial of Zaccarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in connection with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Moussaoui has pleaded guilty to conspiring with al-Qaida to hijack planes and commit other crimes.

State regulators have ordered San Diego's First Choice Health Care to shut down. State officials say the company has been selling bogus health insurance. KPBS Reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story.

The Supreme Court hears arguments for a third time in a case involving whether the prisoners classified as enemy combatants and held at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to challenge their detention in U.S. courts. The prisoners have been held for six years.

Many students around the country still have weeks left of vacation, but for students in Rockdale County, Ga., the school year began today. The early start is part of a trend of shortened summer breaks in some pockets of the country. Susanna Capelouto of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.

Historians, dignitaries and community members recently dedicated a memorial to those buried at the African Burial Ground National Monument. Howard Dodson, of New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, explains the site's history.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's campaign funds are nearly even with his chief rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama has reported that he raised $25 million in the first three months of this year; Clinton took in $26 million.

Mayor Jerry Sanders would like San Diegans to decide if managed competition should be the way of the future for city government departments. Will city council give him the go-ahead? Tom Fudge gets rea

President Bush renews his vow to veto any spending bill for the war in Iraq that attempts to set a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. combat troops. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that if the timetable fails, he will move to cut off funding for the war by March 31 of next year.

Former Congressman Randy Duke Cunningham finds out tomorrow what his punishment will be for bribery and tax evasion. KPBS Legal Reporter Amita Sharma has the story.