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The same laid-back attitude and openness to outsiders that draws tourists to the peaceful country has also attracted Mexican cartels and their Colombia cocaine suppliers. Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla says it tests Costa Rica's view of itself as a peaceful country in a violent region.

As in other U.S. cities, many of Washington, D.C.'s teenagers can't find work. Staff and volunteers at a program for troubled youth hope a program that trains teens to rebuild a gutted house in a day will give them a boost in a tight job market. But learning construction is only part of the lesson.

The news that both the House and the Senate have agreed to repeal the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy means changes ahead for marines and sailors based in San Diego. Major General Anthony Jackson, the Commander of Marine Corp Installations West, based at Camp Pendleton, said he's ready.

Southwestern College Named One of Nation's Most Military-Friendly Schools

A new report shows “specialty pay” increased by 60 percent between 2000 and 2011 in 16 San Diego County cities.

Doctors who treat obesity in San Diego and across the country are working toward making weight loss and weight management a medical specialty.

Starting today, young undocumented immigrants in San Diego County are eligible for legal status under a new federal program that allows immigrants who arrived in the United States as children to stay in the country legally for two years. We hear from a local student who is applying and an immigration attorney.

Mitt Romney says that as governor of Massachusetts, he toed the Republican line and refused to raise taxes. But how was Romney able to govern a cash-strapped state for four years? We take a closer look at his actual record on taxes.

A leaky hydraulic system, incomplete records and a dead battery all became part of the Deepwater Horizon story as a House investigative subcommittee revealed new details about the oil-rig explosion that set off the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The recession ended two years ago, but it seems the job market hasn't gotten the memo. And it's taking a toll on recent grads. Many are working in jobs that don't require college degrees. And graduating into a bad economy could leave a big economic scar on their careers.