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Love them or hate them, big box stores sell everything from groceries to clothes and televisions under one roof. Some shoppers love the convenience of one-stop shopping and lower prices found at the s

A new survey by the Public Policy Institute finds Californians don't know much about some of the most critical issues they may be voting on next year. From Sacramento, Marianne Russ reports.

The battle over healthcare reform is hitting the airwaves in California. A broad coalition that includes insurance companies and labor groups is running an ad urging lawmakers to take action. KPBS rep

An upstate New York couple was chosen from 800 applicants to move to one of Scotland's remotest islands, Fair Isle. After six months on the island, they and their 6-year-old son love their new life among the sheep and seabirds.

The United States will engage in new international negotiations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a plan President Bush announced Thursday. The president heads to Germany next week to discuss climate change with other world leaders.

The current political crisis in Pakistan centers on a campaign led by lawyers who say they are trying to establish a genuinely independent judiciary. Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association President Muneer Malik persuaded the Chief Justice, Iftikhar Chaudhry, to take his case to the streets of Pakistan after Musharraf tried to fire him.

New Hampshire became the latest state to allow civil unions Thursday, giving gay couples access to the rights and responsibilities of marriage. Gov. John Lynch signed legislation that also recognizes legal same-sex unions from other states.

State officials took a last opportunity to plead for a waiver that will allow California to enforce new emissions standards for cars. The federal EPA held its second-and final-hearing in Sacramento on

More than two years after a truck bomb killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, the U.N. Security Council has set up a court to prosecute the case. The Council was divided on the issue: Ten members voted in favor of establishing the court, and five abstained. In Beirut, opposition groups allied with Damascus are firmly against the tribunals.

Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner has overseen one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America. The turnaround followed three years of economic collapse in Argentina that left more than half the nation in poverty.