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Blackwater, a private security firm, wants to provide peacekeeping services in Darfur. Private contractors have been hired to provide security in Iraq and other places, with mixed results. But Blackwater says it could work under multinational supervision and help reduce civilian suffering.

Bryan Singer guided two "X-Men" films to worldwide grosses of $700 million. But the latest installment of the "X-Men" saga, "The Last Stand" (opening May 26 throughout San Diego) has a new director at the helm, Brett Ratner. Will fans stand with Singer or join up with the new leader, Ratner?

The Senate passed its version of the immigration bill on Thursday. The bill calls for money for border security, the establishment of a guest worker program and creation of a path to citizenship for undocumented workers.

The Senate is set to vote on a sweeping revision of immigration policy, the first in two decades. If it passes, a showdown is expected with the House over its version of the immigration bill.

Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald suggests in court filings that Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against Lewis Libby, his former chief-of-staff.

In less than two weeks, voters in Carlsbad, Vista, and Oceanside will be asked to weigh-in on a major overhaul of Tri-City Medical Center. Proposition F is a $596-million bond measure that will requir

The California Supreme Court has reinstated the state's high school exit exam as a graduation requirement. The divided ruling means that 47,000 seniors who haven't passed the test may not be able to graduate.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says he won't take a position on a ballot measure that would select Miramar as a future airport site. KPBS reporter Beth Ford Roth has more.

The California Highway Patrol issued 28,000 speeding tickets to drivers on San Diego freeways last year. That's a big number, but it is down from the year before. The CHP says the number of accidents

More than 560 people are arrested in an investigation of mass-marketing fraud schemes that victimized more than 2 million Americans, according to the Justice Department. The scams were carried out over the Internet and via telemarketing and direct mail. Officials say losses exceed $1 billion.