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A handful of development companies and real estate interests have contributed at least $100,000 to the political action committee of the San Diego county Deputy Sheriffs' Association at the same time the PAC has run an advertising campaign to boost Supervisor Bill Horn.

NPR asked three economists what would happen if Standard & Poor's and Moody's downgraded the AAA rating on U.S. government bonds. The agencies have warned they might take the action if no agreement is reached soon on raising the national debt ceiling.

President Bush on Friday unveiled a long-awaited plan to bail out the struggling auto industry to avoid bankruptcy and massive layoffs that could deepen the nation's recession, offering carmakers $17.4 billion in short-term financing.

The Supreme Court upended some of the central laws governing how the nation's political campaigns are financed in a landmark decision Thursday. The ruling, which comes just ahead of the pivotal 2010 midterm congressional primaries and election season, could unleash a flood of corporate cash into politics.

Rising food prices are about to take a bigger bite out of your budget, and the increased prices could be around for a while.

India's massive power outage last week points to a major problem for developing nations: supply is struggling to keep up with the growing demand — an imbalance that can affect the reliability of electric grids. Grid catastrophes are rare, but blackouts can be an everyday feature of life.

Debt ceiling negotiations continue -- but how will it affect us locally? It could mean those depending on government checks may have to wait.

Millions of California parents and schoolchildren face a direct hit from the state's latest financial woes — the prospect of fewer school days.

Tech savvy San Diegans are some of the first in the country to adopt a new mobile payment method called LevelUp.

Danish police fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons outside the U.N. climate conference on Wednesday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just two days before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.