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A worldwide shortage of helium causes a spike in prices, rationing, and calls to the Bureau of Land Management, which runs the Federal Helium Reserve. It stockpiles helium for use by NASA and the military. There's enough to keep characters afloat for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

California's average weekly wage was up more than four percent in the fourth quarter of last year. The State Bureau of Labor Statistics reports California's average weekly wage was $987. Bureau econom

As the assistant chief constable in Northern Ireland, Duncan McCausland is familiar with the problems of sectarian violence. That's why he was tapped to join an independent commission examining the status of the Iraqi security forces. Jacki Lyden speaks with McCausland about the parallels he sees between the troubles in Belfast and the situation in Baghdad.

After four years of chaos and violence, nearly two million Iraqis remain outside their country, most in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Syria. In Europe, Iraqi applications for asylum have doubled over the past three years. Few European countries are offering much refuge, with one exception: Sweden.

Palestinians in the West Bank reacted to Saddam Hussein's execution with anger. Many Palestinians revere Hussein because of the financial support he provided the Palestinian movement, and the missiles he

U.S. caualty numbers continue to rise in Iraq, with October turning out to be one of the deadliest months to date. Two political scientists analyze the unstable situation abroad and how it might affe

In Iraq, Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seized control of the southern city of Amarah briefly Friday, after hours of fighting with local police. The Iraqi government and Sadr's group rushed emergency delegations to the city, and a curfew was imposed.

Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, has described the violence in Baghdad as "disheartening," admitting that a recent plan to quell the violence has not achieved the hoped for results.

Professor Amartya Sen won the 1998 Nobel Prize in economics. He is know for his theories on how economic policies affect the well-being of a nation. Sen discusses the factors that lead to poverty and

Gasoline prices have fallen more than 20 percent. And natural gas is selling for less than half what it cost a year ago. But that doesn't mean everyone is benefitting equally from the abrupt reversal.