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New York City has more IV drug users than any other city in the U.S. To prevent the spread of blood-borne diseases like hepatitis C, it has a wide network of clean syringe exchange programs.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits China on a three-day trip to improve ties between the Chinese and U.S. militaries. But military tensions are just one facet of a very complicated relationship that also must contend with currency strains, human rights disputes and North Korea.

The House is about to vote on a measure that could give bankruptcy judges the power to rewrite the terms of mortgages. Proponents of the provision say it would help solve the nation's foreclosure crisis. But lenders say the "cramdown" measure will do more harm than good.

UCSD Alumni Worked on Jackson Documentary

Congress is opening the door to America a little wider for Iraqis who served as translators for the U.S. military. Thousands of Iraqis risked their lives in those jobs. Congress boosted the number of visas authorized from 50 to 500 a year, and there are bills to expand that number up to 5,000.

Big-box retailers, including Target and Wal-Mart, started by building their discount businesses out where land was cheap and space was plentiful. But now they have big-city plans for smaller stores in places like Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Even as General Motors asks for more taxpayer loans, there's one perk the automaker refuses to give up: a company car and company-paid gas for about 8,000 white-collar employees. A former GM economist estimates the company spent nearly $12 million on fuel for its staff last year.

For second-generation Indian Americans, returning to their parents' home country can be a cultural odyssey. As the Indian economy booms, however, there are other reasons to return to their roots. The country that many of their parents fled for lack of opportunity now needs their skills.

The annual "Drive for Success Project" provides school supplies including backpacks, books, and food to homeless kids attending school in San Diego County. The project has helped more than 7,000 students since it began in 2009.

Tiger Woods will have to come out of seclusion at some point, and when he finally does, his first TV interview will be a major get. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik describes the frenzied angling among producers and anchors desperate to get Tiger on their network.