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This week marks the one year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the health-care reform law. We'll discuss the impact the law has had over the last year, and talk about why it remains controversial.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and Councilmember Kevin Faulconer unveiled a proposed ballot measure this week that would make major changes to the city's pension system. We discuss key elements of the proposal, and discuss the impact it could have on city workers and the budget deficit.

San Diego State battled valiantly against a quick and determined UConn team, but fell short, 72 to 67. The Aztecs were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.

The agreement, announced in Brussels by the alliance's secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will allow the U.S. to hand over command and control of part of the international operation, as it has been eager to do. But it appeared that some NATO members balked at supervising attacks on targets on the ground.

A senior Pentagon official told NPR the handover could happen as soon as today.

One of the most dangerous times of day for teenagers is after school. That's especially true in the gang-infested neighborhoods of Chicago, where police and school officials are enlisting military veterans to help protect kids on their way to and from school.

Education officials say poor academic performance may threaten U.S. national security. We'll examine a new push by the U.S. Department of Education and some military officials to revamp the No Child Left Behind Act. They're backing up their argument with some sobering statistics about the large percentage of young people who can't qualify for military service.

Rebels are disorganized; allies are unwilling to expand strikes to go beyond protecting civilians.

Since Operation Odyssey Dawn began last Saturday, more than 160 cruise missiles have been launched, and jet fighters from at least four countries have dropped bombs on targets all across Libya. But is the operation achieving its goals? Not yet.

Charter schools may be multiplying fast across the country, but they're stalled in affluent, high-performing suburban school systems. Suburban parents are frustrated by what they see as arbitrary policies to keep charter schools from spreading and are fighting back.