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As Senate Democrats on Tuesday pushed their health care bill closer to final passage, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina derided the legislative process as "a joke" but told NPR that lessons learned could foster renewed bipartisanship on the issue of energy independence.

What can the federal government do to help local people who are facing foreclosure? Host Maureen Cavanaugh speaks to realtor Matt Battiata about why he thinks loan short sales should be used by people

Most San Diegans will remember the picket lines outside major grocery chains back in 2004. This time around, union workers have been without a contract since March, and they say time is running out for negotiations.

The Coast Guard said all efforts had been halted off the coasts of Florida, Alabama and Louisiana. Waves due to Tropical Storm Alex were as high as 12 feet Tuesday in some parts of the Gulf. The conditions make skimming work unsafe and ineffective, and also can mangle oil-soaking booms.

Mayor Sanders made national headlines this week for his role in the Prop 8 trial. Sanders said he didn't think it was unusual for a Republican or a police chief to stick up for people who have had their rights taken away. How unusual is it for an elected official to testify in court?

A federal judge ordered California officials to come up with plan to pay 250-million dollars for improvements to prison medical care. This order is an interim step. The judge wants to see a plan that

The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt.

The roads traveled least are the nation's deadliest roads, according to federal highway data. More Americans die on rural highways than on urban streets and freeways. U.S. Highway 6 in Utah in particular has earned a reputation as a deadly rural road.

The San Diego County Office of Education reports roughly 500,000 surgical masks will be distributed to county school districts in hopes of curbing the spread of swine flu -- and more supplies are the way.

Host Maureen Cavanaugh speaks to local realtor Matt Battiata, and journalist Kelly Bennett about what's happening locally, and about what the federal government can do to improve the housing market. We also discuss the uptick in foreclosures in the higher-priced neighborhoods, and talk about how the mysterious banks play into the housing situation.