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The Senate failed Saturday to advance a measure noting opposition to President Bush's plan for increasing U.S. troop levels in Iraq. The measure was identical to a nonbinding resolution House Democrats pushed through Friday.

The House is officially on record as opposing President Bush's plan to increase troop strength in Iraq. Friday's vote followed four days of often emotional rhetoric on the House floor.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is handing out its first embryonic stem cell research grants.

Many planetary scientists think that Mars may have once supported life — and possibly could again. In their search for signs of life, scientists are trying to target those parts of the planet that appear most hospitable to organisms.

Some 30,000 surgeons from around the world are in San Diego this week, for a meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. KPBS Reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story.

The House holds its third day of debate on a nonbinding resolution opposing the troop increase in Iraq. All representatives have been offered time to speak their minds. Also, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that the Senate will take a vote Saturday on moving ahead with a debate on a similar resolution.

A controversial plan to build a resort hotel-restaurant on land bordering a coastal lagoon was approved by the Oceanside City Council Wednesday night. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce tells us the project likel

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill deliver passionate speeches amid House debate on a resolution opposing President Bush's troop build-up in Iraq. We hear the actual speeches from several San Diego congression

For the second day, the House debated a Democratic-sponsored resolution disapproving of President Bush's plan to send additional soldiers to Iraq. Eleven Republicans gave speeches opposing the troop increase — joining Democrats who are near unanimous in their opposition.

President Bush warns Congress not to contest his authority to prosecute the war in Iraq as he sees fit. Speaking at an hourlong news conference at the White House, the president also touted the latest agreement with North Korea, meant to limit its nuclear weapons program.