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Starting New Year's Day, France bans smoking in bars, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes. It's a move with widespread public support, though some worry that a way of life may be lost, especially in small villages far from Paris where the cafe is often the only place for social interaction.

The Las Vegas real estate market has turned from boom to bust in short order; Nevada now has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. Given its new status as an early caucus state, Nevada voters expect presidential candidates to offer solutions to the problem.

This month, when former Senator George Mitchell released his report on drug use in Major League Baseball, many thought the 80-plus players he named would be blacklisted. But this week, the L.A. Dodgers signed Gary Bennett, who admitted to using human growth hormone. Host Andrea Seabrook talks with Sports Illustrated columnist Dave Zirin about the deal and the future of baseball.

Nineteen teachers in the San Diego Unified School District this year earned National Board Certification, the highest national standard for teaching, the district announced today.

The U.S. and Europe head toward a compromise solution as the U.N. climate conference at Bali winds down. An agreement would break a deadlock over how ambitious the goal should be in negotiating future cutbacks in global warming gases.

Senators want to know why the CIA videotaped the interrogation of terrorism suspects — and whether the CIA was trying to hide harsh methods of interrogation when it destroyed the tapes. CIA director Michael Hayden is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Ministries raise millions of dollars with little oversight. One Senate lawmaker wonders whether the lavish lifestyles of the ministers violate the churches' tax-exempt status. Six megachurches have been asked to respond by Dec. 6 to questions about their spending.

San Diego County has launched a revamped medical program for the poor to comply with a recent court order. But some believe the CMS program still doesn't follow state law. KPBS reporter Kenny Goldberg

In an interview with Robert Siegel, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi touts Democratic accomplishments in Congress in the past 10 months, but acknowledges that the lack of action on changing the course in Iraq has eclipsed everything they have achieved this year. She also discusses the ongoing negotiations with the White House on SCHIP.

Economic sanctions are an important—and controversial--foreign-policy tool for any U.S. administration. Currently, the U.S. has sanctions in place against a dozen nations. They range from "targeted sanctions" — aimed at the leaders of a regime — to blanket trade embargos against entire nations.