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Is life toxic? Award-winning paleontologist Peter Ward thinks it is and has put forth a provocative theory about the unhealthy relationship between humans and other life forms and the planet in his new book The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?

Strategists on the left and right say health care protesters represent a growing problem for the White House: The passion seems to lie with opponents of the overhaul amid growing voter fears that the American Dream is slipping out of grasp.

A hint of the gathering storm came more than two weeks ago, when a polite older woman named Mary called into an AARP-sponsored health care "tele-town hall" with a question for President Obama.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit seven African nations, ranging from some of the continent's most stable countries to active conflict zones. She'll seek to rebuild relationships with some African governments and deliver tough messages to others.

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits India, there are concerns that the Obama administration doesn't care enough about India and is preoccupied with U.S. interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

General Motors has emerged from bankruptcy with its eye on regaining the trust and the dollars of the American consumer. But Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman, says the automaker can only hope to break even in this economy.

The plan to build a new downtown library has been revived. Earlier this week, the San Diego City Council approved a plan to build a new library-school combination facility. The San Diego Unified School District has agreed to provide $20 million for the project in exchange for using two floors of the building for a new charter high school.

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.

Despite Robert McNamara's efforts to rehabilitate his legacy in later life, none could have erased or even much eased what is destined to be history's harsh assessment of the man known as the architect of the Vietnam War. He died Monday at 93.

The president of Palau, the remote Pacific Island east of the Philippines, said his country was willing to accept some of the Chinese Muslims from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. However, many of Palau's residents do not want the Uighurs in the country.