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What can our state government do to help improve community health, and fight against childhood obesity? We speak to Dr. Loel Solomon about his work with state and national lawmakers to address the childhood obesity epidemic.

Two San Diego High School teams will compete in a solar-powered boat competition for the first time. The schools get started on the Solar Cup Saturday.

Capt. Juan Guerrero, who lost part of his calf when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb in Iraq, was one of 200 wounded, ill and injured athletes who competed in the first-ever Wounded Warrior Games last week in Colorado Springs, Colo. The competition helps show service members that there is life after an injury.

The link between soda and obesity is getting more attention in California. A state senator from Los Angeles says he plans to hold hearings on the connection soon.

Put down the candy and remote control, Mom and Dad. If you want to reduce the risk of raising an overweight child, it's time to clean the pantry of processed foods and start pedaling that bike.

Joe Palca speaks with 2006 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine about their work and what it's like to win the prize.

The Department of Veterans Affairs reports car crashes are a leading cause of death among combat veterans during their first years home. We'll find out the scope of the problem, why it's happening and what is being done to address it.

An attorney for Roxana Saberi said Tuesday that the American journalist had obtained a confidential Iranian document on the U.S. war in Iraq that became a key piece of evidence for prosecutors at her espionage trial.

Suspect is charged on suspicion of murder and rape

Joplin, Mo., residents at an area shelter are grateful to have stepped out of destroyed homes with just the clothes on their backs. Still in shock, they haven't started worrying yet about what happens next.