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The paths of retired Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) and disgraced lobbyist Jack Ambramoff intersect not just in Washington, D.C., but in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a chain of 17 small islands in the North Pacific.

Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive.

General Motors and Delphi, its former subsidiary, will offer early retirement and buy-out packages to more than 100,000 workers. In a deal negotiated with the United Auto Workers union, GM will offer incentives ranging from $35,000 to $140,000 each. While some workers said they were waiting to see the details, many said they doubted the package was attractive enough to induce them to retire. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reports.

Former FEMA Director Michael Brown blames Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and other top agency officials for the inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina. Brown testified Friday before the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

It's the choice no one really wants to face, but San Diegans will make it this year. After decades of debate and reams of reports, the public gets to choose this fall whether to keep the San Diego Air

Saddam Hussein's trial in Baghdad was disrupted when a witness wore a lapel pin with the image of the Kurdish flag instead of Iraq's banner. The flag issue has taken on greater importance in Iraq since Sept. 1. That's when Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, banned the flying of the Iraqi flag at government buildings.

Germany faces weeks of political uncertainty following the inconclusive results of Sunday's elections. The opposition Christian Democrats, led by Angela Merkel, failed to win a clear majority. The current chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, says he can form a government, and has refused to step down.

Six stories above the bay on the flight deck of the USS Midway, the bartender is running out of ice. He urges us to scramble down the ladders to another bar in the hangar bay. But no one leaves. We stand on deck and watch a bold disc of gold drop behind point loma. The Midway is anchored forever now near navy pier. Its top deck offers an energizing new overview of our San Diego.

The pharmaceutical industry has been locked in a fierce political battle with consumer groups in California, over the best way to provide prescription drug discounts to low-income residents. KPBS Heal

In the fall of 2001, almost a year into Mexican President Vicente Fox's administration, it looked like the United States had a new best friend on its southern border. But as KPBS Border Reporter Amy I