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The 1970s gave birth to what became known as the 'disaster film.' Sure there were films like John Ford's

What's going on with the local real estate market? Local home sales are increasing, and housing prices are starting stabilize. But unemployment is still high, and another wave of foreclosures could be coming soon. We speak to local real estate broker Matt Battiata and reporter Kelly Bennett to get their take on what's happening in the local housing market.

Myanmar agrees to allow all foreign aid workers, civilian ships and small boats into the country to help survivors of the cyclone. Chris Webster of the emergency aid organization World Vision tells Michele Norris how this news will affect those most in need of help.

Every effort to remake America's health care system since the 1930s has been scuttled by the same technique — scaring the public. The opponents have been different, ranging from the AMA to the insurance industry to conservative ideologues. But the playbook has remained the same. In this 1993 television commercial (above), a couple named Harry and Louise helped sow seeds of doubt in the public about how changes to health care would affect them.

Hundreds of thousands of American die every year from a heart attack. For those who survive one, recovery can be difficult. It often requires a complete change in lifestyle and mindset. A unique progr

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen visited San Diego earlier this week, and said the nation's unemployment rate will remain "painfully high" for a long time. How will the Jobs Bill that passed the Senate impact the local and national employment picture?

President Obama took one small step backward Thursday afternoon, announcing subtle changes to his new space strategy while also defending his approach during a speech at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

President Obama's proposal supports NASA's development of a deep-space rocket and designates the Orion crew capsule, part of the Constellation program that had been canceled, as a sort of emergency lifeboat for the space station.

You may not ever take a flight to a place like Hot Springs, Ark. — but you're paying part of the cost for people who do. Under a decades-old government program, federal money is used to subsidize commercial air service for small communities that can't support it on their own.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has offered its strongest evidence yet that Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran condemned the report, and maintains that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful.