U.S. House Passes Emergency Spending
The House of Representatives interrupted its summer recess yesterday to approve a package of emergency spending measures that will help states.
Returning Home After a Year in Iraq
The drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq to 50,000 by the end of the month is continuing. Yesterday a unit of the California National Guard returned to Travis Air Force Base after a year overseas.
The Giving State: Mountain Rescue
In our occasional series on volunteers in California, we hear from a medical device design engineer who helps train a specialized search and rescue team, Bay Area Mountain Rescue.