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San Diego County's Airport Authority Monday looked at the financial consequences of building a supplemental airport in North County. KPBS reporter Beth Ford Roth has more.

Pressing ahead in the face of an adverse Supreme Court ruling, President Bush is urging Congress to put in place a plan that will permit military tribunals to hear the cases of suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay prison.

Rumors of random round-ups of illegal immigrants have kept many undocumented workers and their families at home in the past week. The Department of Homeland Security says is stepping up investigations of employers who hire illegal workers, but denies it is conducting random sweeps.

Vladimir Putin quickly overcame his status as a relative unknown when former President Boris Yeltsin appointed him prime minister of Russia in August 1999.

A House panel has authorized subpoenas for White House adviser Karl Rove and other officials Wednesday, if they refuse to testify voluntarily. President Bush has said he would not make them available for testimony unless they appear in private, and not under oath.

After more than a decade of negotiation, Congress is likely to pass legislation that would bar insurers and employers from discrimination based on a person's genetic makeup. Bush has endorsed the concept, but some in the insurance and business community remain wary.

San Diego County's Airport Authority is inviting the public to Mission Valley tonight, to learn about different proposals for a new regional airport. KPBS reporter Beth Ford Roth has more.

The California State Senate has agreed to keep providing assistance to low-income residents who are having trouble with the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. The Assembly is expected to follow s

Migrants' rights activists left San Diego today on a 2,000-mile journey. They're remembering people who died while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. KPBS Radio's Andrew Phelps met the demonstrat

A United Nations panel released a highly anticipated report Friday about global warming. It concluded that the heavy use of fossil fuels is heating the planet, and could have dangerous consequences in the foreseeable future.