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Los Angeles and San Salvador have a problem in common: gangs. The Salvadoran National Police estimate there are now more than 12,000 deported and homegrown gang members in the country, responsible for 40 percent of all homicides. Police in both places recently agreed to begin swapping tactics and intelligence to combat the problem.

Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski's aggressive write-in effort and stumbles by Tea Party-backed Republican Joe Miller have thrown more uncertainty into what's been one of the nation's most unpredictable races.

California is facing a hidden threat to its drinking water supply. Nitrate pollution is a problem for both cities and rural areas, and it could get worse as the state's population grows. Yet, regulators aren't really paying attention.

The Marine Corps has announced that funding for its Tuition Assistance program has been restored for the remainder of fiscal year 2013, and new enrollments in the program can start immediately.

A German company has announced it will no longer supply Zimbabwe with paper to print its currency. Giesecke and Devrient's decision came following a request from the German government, and in response to U.N. and EU calls for international sanctions.

Former heads of state have historically ended their days in exile in France, Saudi Arabia or the U.S. Hosni Mubarak and Moammar Ghadafi may not be so fortunate. Many want the dictators to appear before the International Criminal Court. Lawyer Scott Horton talks about their options.

A federal judge in Utah will not send Jeanne Redd, 59, and Jericca Redd, 37, to prison for digging up and trafficking in ancient American Indian artifacts from federal and Indian land. They instead received probation in the first guilty pleas resulting from a two-year federal sting targeting an artifacts black market.

Culture Lust host Angela Carone has been thinking about the "Compton Cookout" scandal at UCSD and wondering what, if anything, pop culture has to do with it.

The City of San Diego is gearing up for a battle over Independence Day fireworks; it's developing into an explosive issue. We'll discuss the details.

Set in the Rocky Mountains after an epidemic has killed off most of society, The Dog Stars, by adventure writer Peter Heller, casts an unusual mood as it alternates between elegiac reflection, lyrical nature writing and intense, high-caliber action. The Dog Stars will be published on Aug. 7.