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Both sides in the debate over whether to repeal the law that bans gays from openly serving in the military are zeroing in on a key Senate committee vote that's set for Thursday. But the fate of the proposed compromise remains uncertain.

We'll examine the most recent decisions of the Supreme Court as it wraps its term.

In the vineyards of the Penedes Valley, makers of the sparkling wine known as "cava" are taking steps to address the effects of climate change on their product. They are adding nutrients to the soil, using satellites to monitor vineyard conditions and trying new grape varieties.

A Republican California State Senator says he has a way to save some of the state's low income health programs from the budget axe. He says the answer is legislation to get rid of a statewide program

Just before the clashes of the Arab Spring erupted in Yemen, Patrick Symmes of Outside Magazine arrived to report on tourism in the desert country. Symmes experienced Yemen's culture, food, and sand dunes — along with police barricades, pat downs and a growing revolutionary buzz in the air.

Countless organizations devote money and research to trying to fix the public school system in the United States and kids keep falling farther behind. Why do you think people disengage from talking about education? The United Way of San Diego is using the momentum of a new film, "Waiting for Superman," to start a local conversation about the troubles in our schools and what we can do to fix them. We'll talk about the difficulties faced by students and teachers in San Diego County and find out what the United Way is doing to address the future of education here.

The Federal Reserve, citing a marked slowing in the economy and consumer spending, cut interest rates for the second time in three weeks, in hopes of preventing a prolonged recession. The half-point cut brings the fed funds rate to 1.0 percent, the lowest since 2004.

The U.S. Transportation Department announced new limits Monday on how long airline passengers will be forced to sit in planes stuck on airport tarmacs. Starting in the spring, planes must return to the terminal if the delay exceeds three hours.

Officials said Monday they've started capturing some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico -- marking the first time in more than three weeks that any of the company's strategies have worked to slow the flow.

Backspacer is Pearl Jam's first studio album since the musicians became free agents, finally fulfilling a seven-album contract with Sony. That process took 15 years. The band is now on its own, striking distribution deals with major corporations, a turnaround for the once very anti-corporate band.