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The war-on-terror thriller and the sci-fi sensation received nine Academy Awards nominations each, including best picture and director for Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow and her ex-husband James Cameron.

NPR's Jason Beaubien has been covering the aftermath of the massive earthquake that decimated Haiti on Jan. 12. He says corpses are so common both on the street and oozing out of the wreckage, that it's the living who haunt him. For the country to be reborn, and to avoid becoming a wasteland kept alive on international aid, he says the living need to heal — and dream of a new future.

World leaders meeting in London on Thursday agreed on a timetable for the handover of security duties in Afghan provinces starting in late 2010 or early 2011. The leaders also pledged funds for a plan aimed at persuading Taliban fighters to renounce violence.

What's the role of a city's downtown? We'll look at the evolving nature of downtown San Diego and what role the government plays in shaping it.

The $787 billion stimulus may have blunted the full force of the recession, but Republicans are capitalizing on the price tag with an anti-government message that is resonating with many. President Obama is in Ohio on Friday to retool his message on jobs, but the stimulus will remain a tough issue in elections this fall.

The Supreme Court's landmark campaign finance decision opens the way for almost unlimited campaign spending by unions and corporations. President Obama condemned the ruling, but there may be little he and campaign finance watchdogs can do to counteract it.

Thousands of people lined the streets of the city of Kolkata on Sunday as a large white hearse, festooned with red flags bearing the hammer and sickle, slowly carried away the man known as India's "Marxist patriarch."

What does Dunder Mifflin — the fictional firm at the heart of television's The Office — have to teach us about workplace diversity? Plenty, according to some human resources experts. And in some cases, the show's dysfunctional comedy is just mirroring real life.

Harry Reid's African-American supporters meet Thursday, in the wake of a brouhaha over racial comments he made about President Obama back in 2008. But his troubles may run deeper: Polls show the Democratic Senate majority leader trailing three would-be GOP opponents.

San Diego editors review the top stories that impacted the region in 2009 and how they may play out in 2010.