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A San Diego judge ordered six former pension board members today to stand trial on conflict-of-interest charges. The six participated in a vote in 2002 that helped create a nearly $2 billion deficit i

Some schools are taking extraordinary measures to make sure children with allergies are not exposed to peanuts. The numbers of allergic children are rising.

President Bush warned Americans on Thursday to be "extra vigilant" as they head to work after the deadly explosions in London.

Sallai Meridor recently arrived in Washington to serve as Israel's ambassador to the United States. His tenure begins at an important juncture: The Middle East peace process is in a multi-sided stalemate. And the region is adjusting to the news that Iran has defied the United Nations in enriching uranium.

The western wildfire season usually begins to slow down after Labor Day. But not this year. Experts say a combination of dry weather, and other factors, has firefighting resources stretched thin for the immediate future.

Lawyers both in and outside the Bush administration are debating how prisoners held by the CIA may be affected by this week's policy shift on detainees. The White House on Wednesday suggested that the Geneva Conventions will probably apply to those in the custody of intelligence agencies.

Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Menkhaus, professor of Political Science at Davidson College in North Carolina. He analyzes the U.S. military strike in Somalia.

The Supreme Court takes on carbon dioxide as it hears arguments over climate change and CO2 emissions. Madeleine Brand talks with Slate.com's legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick.

A Mexican superhero has signed up to help fight water pollution in Mexico. He made his debut earlier this week in a Tijuana canyon, about seven miles south of San Diego. KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isack

Tijuana police are searching for three more people who they suspect are connected to the suspected illegal cross-border adoption ring they discovered last weekend. The ring allegedly bought children i