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In New Orleans, it's a holiday of sorts after the Saints' come-from-behind victory in the Super Bowl on Sunday night in Miami. New Orleans beat Indianapolis 31-17, setting off a celebration in the streets. Some residents see the win as a sign of the city's rebirth after Hurricane Katrina, which devastated parts of the city.

The collapse of much of Haiti's capital has a large part of the nation struggling just to find a place to sleep. As many as 1 million people — one person in nine across the entire country — need to find new shelter, the United Nations estimates, and there are too few tents, let alone safe buildings, to put them in.

It is now mandatory for everyone in the City of San Diego to recycle. We speak to an official from the Environmental Services Department about the impact recycling has on the Miramar Landfill and how the new policies will be enforced.

Nearly 200 Kaiser Permanente employees marked Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by volunteering at the San Diego Food Bank. There was plenty of work to keep them busy.

Haitians were growing increasingly desperate Friday in the stricken capital of Port-au-Prince as aid supplies remain scarce and bodies still litter the streets. Bodies were still piled up throughout the city. The international Red Cross estimated on Thursday that between 45,000 and 50,000 people were killed in the quake, based on information from the Haitian Red Cross and government officials.

The devastating earthquake in Haiti has left the country in ruins, and untold numbers dead. People all over the world want to make contributions via text, websites, or hotlines. But there's still confusion about exactly which charities are the most reliable.

While food, water, shelter and medical supplies are clearly needed following Tuesday's massive earthquake, relief groups are struggling to find the best way to get help to those who need it most. They are hampered by a lack of information from within the country and roads that are not passable.

Aid workers scrambled Wednesday to help an estimated 3 million people affected by Tuesday's massive earthquake. The victims include workers for some of the world's best-known aid groups.

How will local Marines be affected by the troop surge in Afghanistan? We speak to local journalist Tony Perry, and Brigadier General Joseph Osterman, about what's currently happening in Afghanistan, and the challenges U.S. forces face in trying to create peace in the country.

What are the most significant things that have happened over the last decade? Did the 2000s live up to our expectations? And, what are the predictions for the next decade? We speak to a futurist and an expert on computer science about the 2000s and beyond.