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What if a camera could capture death? Or desire? Or jealousy? More than any other photographer, Duane Michals has spent his career pushing the medium of photography to capture the metaphysical. We'll talk to Michals about what motivates his photography.

Orange County's water-purification plant will soon be turning wastewater into drinkable water. Many residents say that no matter how practical, they find the idea onerous.

A program that teaches abstinence is at the center of a new lawsuit against the federal government. The ACLU is filing suit against "The Silver Ring Thing," which it alleges promotes religion. The federal government granted more than $1 million to the program, under President Bush's faith-based initiative.

When Johnny Cash played for inmates in 1968, Folsom was a model prison and California's low recidivism rate was unmatched. Today, Folsom is emblematic of everything wrong with California's prisons - and critics say it starts with a too-powerful corrections officers union.

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A coordinated interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and five other central banks sends markets on a roller-coaster ride. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson counsels patience and vows to do whatever it takes to offset the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

We'll talk about earthquake preparedness following the 7.2 magnitude quake that struck Baja, California, on Sunday.

Not to be outdone by the Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. John McCain on Tuesday offered his own plan for managing the mortgage crisis. The presumptive GOP nominee's plan would rely more on private sector cooperation and tax cuts rather than federal bailouts.

Two local chefs who love to travel have written a cookbook called "Flying Pans: Two Chefs, One World." Chefs Bernard Guillas and Ron Oliver from the Marine Room restaurant in La Jolla have gathered all of their favorite recipes from around the world and compiled them into a book for you to use at home.

The Fed and other central banks will collaborate to better manage the global credit crunch. The Fed plans to offer $40 billion in emergency funds to banks through an auction process. Commercial banks would bid at auction for funds to raise money for loans to businesses and consumers.