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California could have some trouble paying its bills in the near future. The state's non-partisan legislative analyst says the state may need to borrow more than $20 billion next fiscal year to keep paying its bills -- an amount the analyst says California would have a hard time getting.

A Boston family is suing Wells Fargo after the bank foreclosed on their home -- despite their enrollment in a loan modification program -- because of a single missing document. The family says the bank misplaced their paperwork. Similar cases are being brought against the major banks in other states.

San Diego County has received a $2 million federal grant to continue providing mental health services to survivors of the October wildfires. The County has been offering special help ever since the di

Rob Young, a coastal geologist at Western Carolina University, doesn't think the sandbars being built off the Louisiana coast will make it through hurricane season. "I just don't have a very high level of confidence that a project that's going to require a lot of energy and a lot of sand and mobilize a lot of people is going to do what they promise it will do," he tells NPR.

Shortages of food and gasoline were being felt in parts of Japan on Thursday nearly a week after a deadly earthquake and tsunami, as people hoarded basic items fearing that supplies would soon dry up.

Former Navy Man Rejected Trying to Re-Enlist After DADT Injunction

Seeing Through Earmarks

Since Hurricane Katrina, homelessness in the city has doubled to an estimated 12,000. About half of them are now living in abandoned homes and office buildings. The problem has arisen partly because New Orleans' rents are up about 40 percent since 2005, according to an outreach group that aims to find homes for the squatters.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to slash health care spending if Congress doesn't give California more money. Critics say the governor is staking out territory for next year's state budget negotiations.

Authorities report the controlled burn of the Escondido "bomb house" went according to plan. What will be done to ensure that the property is safe and free of hazardous debris? And, what can be made of the bizarre story of accused bomb-maker George Jakubec?