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Is the United States on the verge of a double-dip recession?

Can Fed's New 'Twist' Prevent Another Recession?

Economists and the markets were skeptical about the Fed's latest plan to cut already-low interest rates in an effort to boost the economy. But, as one business professor says, "there's no magic elixir" for the situation the U.S. is in.

A new American citizen registers to vote with some help from a friend after a May naturalization ceremony in Las Vegas.

The New Immigrant Vote

After a record number of new citizens in 2008, how many immigrants are naturalizing this year?

New Year Brings Glimmers Of Economic Hope

While there are some risks and worries, economists' outlook for 2011 is generally positive -- with forecasts calling for decent economic growth, fairly stable consumer prices and rising stock prices.

Afghan miners in a makeshift emerald mine in the Panjshir Valley in 2010. Reports suggest that Afghanistan is sitting on significant deposits of oil, gas, copper, iron, gold and coal, as well as a range of precious gems like emeralds and rubies. Currently these minerals are largely untapped and are still being mapped.

Dreams Of A Mining Future On Hold In Afghanistan

Pie-in-the-sky reports about vast mineral deposits of copper, iron, uranium and lithium are believed by many in Afghanistan to be the key to the country's future. But a Chinese copper mine east of Kabul is the only one optioned by an international company so far, and it's on hold.

Americans Rebuilding Wealth, Slowly And Unevenly

Households' net worth rose 2.1 percent last quarter -- the four straight quarterly gain. Yet tumbling stock prices have reduced their wealth since then. Some economists say Americans' net worth may now be down slightly for the year. That helps explain why many say it will at least 2012 or 2013 before Americans' wealth returns to pre-recession levels.

In the small New England town of Bedford, Mass., stands this picturesque Colonial post-and-beam house that dates back to the early 1700s. The charming late-First Period/Early Georgian, known to many as the Nathaniel Page Homestead, is the next project for the Emmy®-winning PBS home improvement series "This Old House." Their team of experts will renovate the 18th-century house by constructing two modest additions, appropriate to the style and period-feel of the home, while making necessary updates and repairs that will add functionality and improve the structure and safety of the home for the owners to live in for years to come.

This Old House: Bedford Project, Part 1 Of 16

Airs Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

The city incinerator in Harrisburg, Pa., is almost $300 million in debt. And because the city backed the Harrisburg Authority, which owns the facility, it is responsible for the $68 million bill this year.

Harrisburg, Pa., Incinerator Burns Hole In City Pocket

Harrisburg, Pa., is deep in debt. And the city's incinerator is mostly to blame. Almost $300 million is owed on the Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, and the Harrisburg Authority, which owns the city's utilities, has been missing many of the debt payments.

Living Coast Discovery Center Celebrates COASTWEEKS 2012 with Three Weeks of Programs Celebrating Coastal Wildlife and Water Resources

The Living Coast Discovery Center, a nonprofit zoo and aquarium located on San Diego Bay in Chula Vista, is hosting three weeks of special programming from Sept. 15 through Oct. 6 in celebration of COASTWEEKS 2012.

A voter casts his ballot in a West Miami, Fla., fire station during the Republican primary in January.

New Target In Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act

Alabama, Florida and Texas are among five jurisdictions challenging the constitutionality of a key provision of the civil rights law that requires governments with a history of discrimination to get federal permission to change election procedures.

Jesse Owens stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. With him are bronze medalist Martinus Osendarp of Holland and silver medalist Ralph Metcalf, also of the U.S.

Jesse Owens' Legacy, And Hitler's Oak Trees

U.S. track star Jesse Owens made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 75 years ago, when he destroyed the Nazi myth of Aryan supremacy. He brought home four gold medals, and four oak saplings. The whereabouts of those trees has been a mystery.

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