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Faced with a federal judge's threat to take over the entire state prison system, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new plan to make some space in the seriously overcrowded facilities … one that in

Democratic Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez is unveiling his own plan in the health care debate. It’s a proposal that would require both employers and employees to contribute what he calls a “fair sh

Denver is trapped beneath a blanket of snow for a second day. The airport is closed, streets are empty and long stretches of highway are impassable.

Of all the major factions in Iraq, the Sunni minority is remarkable for its lack of an obvious leader. The Sunnis are split between those who are part of the political process and those who refuse to enter the process.

Rebels seeking to oust Chad's president have been battling government forces in the Sahara Desert nation. Amid the fierce fighting, the impoverished country also faces a growing humanitarian crisis: it hosts more than 200,000 Darfur refugees from neighboring Sudan.

Army General John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, is retiring in March. The General is opposed to sending more troops to Iraq, an option the Bush administration is reportedly considering. Peter Spiegel broke the story for the Los Angeles Times and talks with Madeleine Brand about developments.

The U.N. Security Council is inching closer to a vote on imposing economic sanctions on Iran for its continuing enrichment of uranium. Iran is reacting with growing alarm to the prospect of U.N. sanctions. If adopted, the sanctions would initially be moderate.

Robert Gates, the new secretary of defense, makes his first official visit to Iraq on the same day that a story in The Washington Post says President Bush is considering adding troops to the fight in Iraq.

It's a classic case of "not in my backyard" that’s resulted in a six-year fight to put a casino on Native American tribal land in Jamul, and pitted a community group vehemently against it. Full Focus

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki came to power as a compromise candidate with the help of Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical anti-American cleric whose followers are behind much of the sectarian violence that continues to plague Iraq.