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The Snowball Express brings hundreds of widows, widowers and their children to Southern California, where they receive an all-expenses-paid weekend vacation that includes a day at Disneyland. But there are serious questions about the organizer of the so-called Snowball Express, and the integrity of the enterprise.

San Diego residents could face additional increases in sewer rates to fund the upgrade of the city's Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant does not meet national water pollution standards.

James Dobbins was an adviser to the Iraq Study Group, which presents its report today. Mike Pesca speaks with Dobbins, who is director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, about the report.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether student placement systems in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, Wash., are acceptable ways to maintain racial diversity -- or are unacceptable quota systems. The programs are being challenged by parents whose children weren't placed in their preferred schools.

The IRS says it's collecting more money from tax cheats. Last tax year, it collected a record $48.7 billion from enforcement actions. The agency says it has also increased the number of audits it conducts, including audits of wealthy taxpayers.

Proposition 90 on the state ballot asks voters to limit the power of governments to seize land from private owners. Supporters of Prop. 90 say Californians need protection from eminent domain abuse. C

The U.N. Security Council has agreed on the text of a resolution meant to punish North Korea for its reported test of a nuclear weapon this week. A vote on the sanctions resolution is set for Saturday.

The National Labor Relations Board is expected to issue a decision Tuesday that could have a big impact in American workplaces. At stake: Who is a supervisor? Labor activists are prepared for a definition that could strip workers of legal protections, including the right to join a union.

China is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but Tibet remains one of its poorest spots. Beijing pumps billions of dollars into Tibet each year, an infusion that's partly intended to stabilize the Himalayan region.

Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court invalidated the system set up by President Bush to try accused war criminals at Guantanamo. The ruling, in the case of Osama bin Laden's driver, followed a series of key maneuvers.