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A sign directing people to the San Diego County administration building in downtown San Diego is shown on Feb. 26, 2024.

County releases proposed $8.48 billion budget as it searches for next chief

San Diego County released its $8.48 billion recommended budget for the next fiscal year Thursday, an increase of $317.7 million, or 3.9%, over the 2023-24 adopted budget.

The removal of the Confederate Memorial in Section 16 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., is on hold after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order.

A judge halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

A group filed suit saying that the removal of the memorial was disturbing surrounding graves. A federal judge ordered workers to stop and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.

Marisol Garcia rolls out tortillas at Cafe Coyote on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Proposed California legislation could save 40 Latino babies every year

Adding folic acid to cereal reduced neural tube birth defects in the U.S. by more than a third. Now, legislators are proposing it be required in the masa flour used to make corn tortillas.

Shalanda Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told NPR that the president's budget puts Congress on notice.

Biden unveils a budget that would cut costs for families and hike taxes for the rich

President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget wish-list puts dollar figures to his pledges in the State of the Union address. But actual spending plans are up to Congress.

RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening

Independent candidate RFK Jr. spoke to All Things Considered about the Biden-Trump debate and what it means for his third-party run for the presidency

Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard," who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said.

'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military's biggest scandals

"Fat Leonard" was arrested in a San Diego hotel in September 2013 as part of a federal sting. He faced charges of buying off dozens of top Navy officers.

Homes in South Crest are cleaned up after suffering major damage due to unprecedented rains and flooding, Jan. 26, 2024.

FEMA aid deadline looms for January flood victims

The deadline to apply for aid from FEMA with short-term rental assistance, home repairs and other expenses related to the historic rains and flooding in January is midnight Friday.

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to Naval Station North Island following a seven-month deployment, Aug. 11, 2022.

California, Illinois and NYC succeeded in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased

The changes will be applied only to future annual population estimates and not to how many congressional seats each state was allotted, nor for the data used for redrawing political districts.

A sign reads "No camping. SDMC 63.0404. If in need of resources, call 211." San Diego, Calif. Feb. 26, 2024.

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

In California and other Western states, courts have ruled it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if shelter space is lacking.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to restore former President Donald Trump to Colorado's ballot.

A unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to the Colorado ballot

While the justices came together to agree Donald Trump could not be removed from the Colorado primary ballot, they differed as to how far they would go.

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