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The high-level portion of the United Nations climate talks start in Bali, Indonesia, with pleas for urgent action from countries to help reduce global warming. Australia made a splash by signing on to the Kyoto treaty, while the U.S. is the only industrial nation to boycott the international treaty.

After more than a month, fighting in the Middle East stopped Monday. Still, questions remain about whether the ceasefire can hold until an international force arrives.

Deadly bombings continue in Baghdad after an attack on a largely Shiite neighborhood Thursday killed more than 200 people. As the death toll rises, politicians loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have threatened to withdraw from the government if Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki meets with President Bush next week.

Last week, a one-month-old baby died in a San Diego hospital of complications from whooping cough. Find out why whooping cough is now an epidemic in California, who is most at risk and how to protect yourself and your family.

Fans of Apple computers got word that their favorite company is going into the phone business. Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced its new iPhone, which combines a mobile phone — including a camera — with a music player. At the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Jobs also introduced the Apple TV device.

As more Americans find themselves living in privately-owned communities, more lawsuits arise from residents running afoul of the rules and regulations governing those communities. We navigate the lega

One in two of persons newly infected with HIV in the U.S. is African-American, according to a new report from the Black AIDS Institute. Given the alarming numbers, some are pushing for more government resources aimed at resolving the country's domestic health crisis, particularly among minorities. Phill Wilson, of the Black AIDS Institute, explains.

The FBI this week may release some of the evidence against Bruce Ivins, a U.S. government researcher who was under investigation for the anthrax attacks of 2001. He killed himself last week. Investigators have told NPR they were still several major legal steps away from an indictment.

For decades, scientists have been trying to solve two big mysteries about the sun. One is how the solar wind reaches a speed of more than 1 million miles per hour. The other is why the sun's atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its surface. Now, scientists say a Japanese spacecraft is providing answers.

Host Tom Fudge finds out about the City Council's reaction to the long-awaited report and about possible strategies for paying down the city's financial debt.