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In this economy, retirement plans can unravel when adult children lose jobs, and there are grandchildren to support. In the finale of our multimedia series, more and more seniors are finding their golden years are more crowded than they expected.

An international aviation official says Lindbergh Field can not support the region's air traffic demand forever. Airports Council International spokesman Steve Martin says all the analysis he's seen

Archaeologists using DNA testing say they have identified a mummy discovered more than a century ago as Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh.

A plan to build a desalination plant in Carlsbad recently cleared a key hurdle. But, as KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce tells us, there's a long regulatory road ahead before we taste that first drop.

Mexican President Vicente Fox wraps up his U.S. visit with meetings in Los Angeles Friday. As KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson explains Fox's discussion of immigration has taken on a new tone during his vis

In a time when retail seems to be dominated by chain stores, there are some independents that are holding their own. Nationally-known retail expert George Whalin names the 25 best independent retail stores in the nation in his book "Retail Superstars."

The Tijuana River Estuary was designated by the United Nations as a "wetlands of international significance." But environmental activists say this binational ecological area is threatened by developme

People in Britain are wrestling with a question that is both simple and complex: Who are the rioters that created so much mayhem in the streets? Michele Norris talks with James Harkin of The Guardian, who attempted to answer that question in the newspaper Wednesday.

The U.S. jobless rate was 9.1 percent in July, but teens are experiencing their third consecutive summer of unemployment above 20 percent. Teens who can't get summer jobs miss the experience they'll need to succeed as adults, experts say.

As if stratospheric home prices and skyrocketing gas prices weren't enough to break a San Diegan's wallet, now there's one more cost hike to worry about: food. Full Focus reporter Amita Sharma has mor