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Will local home sales pick up in the new year, or will high unemployment and the expiration of state and federal tax credits keep the sales volume low? We speak to local real estate experts about the latest trends in the San Diego housing market.

On balance, the latest jobs report suggests the economy is continuing to grow, though modestly. But a closer look at retail employment suggests this may be a gloomy holiday season for people who want seasonal jobs.

Hospitals are welcoming wealthy and middle-class foreign patients who pay cash or have insurance coverage. Miami hospitals are launching marketing campaigns to lure patients from the Caribbean and Latin America. Some hospitals are even opening offices overseas.

The movie that gave Prince his screen debut was also an ode to the diverse music scene of the artist's hometown. When the movie came out in 1984, funk, R&B, indie and punk all thrived. Today locals say that diversity is the movie's legacy.

Congress on Friday approved legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.

More European governments are following Germany's lead by offering blanket deposit guarantees to savers in a frantic effort to calm fears among investors over the worst financial crisis in 80 years. Sweden became the latest to act.

Nigeria has Africa's largest Chinese population, and many Nigerians see Chinese businessmen as an unstoppable force. But some shop owners at the Chinatown in Lagos tell a different story.

Roundtable: Friday August 19, 2011

U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be put into conservatorship and their top executives will be removed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. The intervention comes after the companies lost billions in the housing market turmoil, with no sign things are getting better.

Climate-change legislation has suffered a major setback in the Senate, with its key GOP supporter backing away. Even if it can be revived, it won't contain the centerpiece idea of the House-passed bill: a proposal to use free market techniques to reduce carbon emissions.