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The U.S. government wants the nation's cities to do more to end traffic gridlock. The Department of Transportation points to a successful experiment in Minneapolis, where some commuters can now pay a fee to drive in a free-moving lane.

Nearly 40 percent of San Diegans don’t earn enough money to live here, according to a new report. San Diego is the 11th most expensive city in the United States. The County’s unemployment rate is at

What would you do if you were given two weeks with no responsibility and the permission to focus on yourself? Would you get perspective?

Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer of the sleeping pill Ambien say the drug caused them to unknowingly binge eat and sleepwalk. Some doctors say not following prescription instructions might have caused the unusual side effects.

Sens. Obama and Clinton are vigorously stumping in Pennsylvania, ahead of the state's presidential primary this Tuesday. Washington Post reporter Perry Bacon and Mackenzie Carpenter, a reporter with the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, have been covering the Pennsylvania race and discuss the potential outcome.

Art and music luminaries descend on San Diego this Culture Lust weekend: Kings of Leon, James Luna, The Wailers, Grace Slick, and more!

U.S. aid programs in the 1960s and '70s created a flourishing farming region in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province known as Little America. Today, aid workers are trying to restore the Afghan government presence there and the programs people need.

After weeks of up to four World Cup matches a day, the players and fans are catching their breath before the quarterfinals begin on Friday. Mark Starr, a columnist for GlobalPost, brings us up to date on who's still standing and what the big upsets have been so far.

President Obama declared victory Friday after congressional negotiators reached a dawn agreement on a sweeping overhaul of rules overseeing Wall Street.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco profiles the rise of the notorious street gang Mara Salvatrucha from its roots in Los Angeles to its spread in Central America, where deported gang members transplanted their violent brand of crime to cities already scarred by decades of civil war.