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Gambling is a $10 billion a year industry in California. Some researchers estimate the state has more than a million problem gamblers -- but isn't doing nearly enough to help. KPBS reporter Alan Ray s

A new report from a panel headed by retired Gen. James Jones calls for significantly downsizing the U.S. force in Iraq and changing its mission. It's another critical report leading up to Gen. David Petraeus' appearance before Congress on Monday and Tuesday.

Al Jazeera, the Arabic TV news network, is facing a de facto boycott from the Israeli government, which calls the network a "tool of Hamas." In turn, Al Jazeera calls the boycott anti-democratic and an affront to basic press freedoms.

From 1976 to 1983, a vicious military dictatorship ruled Argentina. Among its crimes: taking hundreds of babies from their biological parents — political prisoners who then "disappeared." A group of determined grandmothers has been seeking to identify these stolen orphans.

National Security Adviser Fran Townsend is the latest official to bid farewell to the Bush administration. We examine Townsend's departure and what we can expect as President Bush enters the last year of his term.

Ireland's economy appears to be in recession. Part of the problem could be that housing prices have dropped dramatically. The hard times are hurting the Irish and migrants from Europe.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday said his country will send hundreds of additional troops to Afghanistan's eastern region, which is more volatile. Sarkozy's decision is welcomed by NATO members, especially the United States, but unpopular at home.

As the full-time chaplain of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Chester Cook spends his days assisting stranded travelers, counseling those having emotional meltdowns and calming down stressed-out soldiers. And he often pays travelers' $150 change fee from his chaplain's budget — or his own wallet.

This bit of history may sound familiar. Japanese warplanes stage a surprise December attack on the U.S. Navy. But the sinking of the USS Panay, on China's Yangtze River, occurred four years before Pearl Harbor.

One year after the financial crisis hit, the foreclosure mess hasn't improved. Economists repeatedly have said that preventing foreclosures is good for the housing market and the economy. But despite a major effort by the Obama administration, many loan modifications aren't going through.