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In a state facing a multi-billion dollar budget deficit -- one lawmaker says the cost of capital punishment is too high for Californians.

Around the nation today, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was marked with prayers, solemn ceremonies, vows to remember the nearly 3,000 victims and pledges to never let terrorists fundamentally change the American way of life.

This bit of history may sound familiar. Japanese warplanes stage a surprise December attack on the U.S. Navy. But the sinking of the USS Panay, on China's Yangtze River, occurred four years before Pearl Harbor.

Meth has been a major headache in San Diego County for 60 years. Some might say that’s long enough to figure out what to do about it. Others might reply that it’s a complicated local, national, regi

A streak of soot on a rock. Singed bark on a tree. Charred plants and grasses. Even in a landscape blackened by wildfire, clues abound for investigators following the path of a blaze back to its point of origin and trying to find out how it started.

The U.S. 82nd Airborne moved into northeast Baghdad eight months ago and has been living in combat outposts in the middle of Shiite, Sunni and mixed neighborhoods. Commanders on the ground say they are seeing slow but steady progress on security.

Unlike the biggest U.S. banks, with nationwide reach, smaller community and regional banks largely avoided making risky home loans. But their exposure to residential development and construction loans means they might still be hurt by the crisis.

Is America trapped in a culture of debt? Organizers of “San Diego Saves Week” explain how they hope to promote a savings mentality to encourage debt reduction. Plus, a local bankruptcy judge outli

Apple watchers are abuzz about software improvements for the iPhone and whether Apple Inc. will announce a new phone or group of phones on Monday. CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage in San Francisco for the company's annual worldwide developers' conference.

How are public agencies spending taxpayer dollars on travel and business expenses? And, what policies can be implemented to insure that public money is spent in an efficient way? We speak to a representative of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association about their recent report on the subject.