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Most illegal immigrants from Mexico in the United States already had jobs at home. That's according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center. As KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson explains, the study suggest

A new report from UC San Francisco concludes on-screen smoking increases the likelihood that young people will pick up the habit. The report draws its conclusion from a review of more than 50 differen

San Diego city council will swear-in Jerry Sanders today as the new mayor. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more on how Sanders won the chance to turn the city around.

Insurgent attacks appear to be growing in Iraq, less than two weeks before scheduled national elections. Nineteen Iraqis died Saturday in one attack, and 10 U.S. Marines were killed in Fallujah earlier in the week.

Most influential national security voices have said it would be a mistake for the U.S. to get out of Iraq immediately. But retired Lt. Gen. William Odom says our presence in Iraq is fueling al Qaeda. Steve Inskeep talks to the onetime director of the National Security Agency.

The Transportation Security Administration announces changes to the way airline passengers are searched, including more random searches. Also, it updates the list of prohibited items aboard planes, allowing more sharp objects, such as small scissors and screwdrivers. The changes are effective Dec. 22.

Egypt completes the third and final phase of parliamentary elections Thursday amid clashes between supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party. The violence has escalated with the success of supporters of the opposition party at the polls.

Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon gave his first "state of the city" address in front of a capacity crowd at Tijuana's municipal auditorium Wednesday. Hank says in his administration's first year, they've

President Bush delivers what the White House calls an "important" address on Iraq from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Wednesday morning. The president laid out a strategy for victory, and focused in particular on progress he has seen in training Iraqi forces.

A Catholic bishop in South Africa has become a leading opponent of the church's ban on the use of condoms. Bishop Kevin Dowling presides over Rustenburg, an impoverished mining town that has been ravaged by HIV/ AIDS. With so much suffering caused by the virus, Dowling considers the Vatican's ban morally unacceptable.