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The Supreme Court hears arguments in two drug-crime cases Tuesday. One is a further test of the new use of the old sentencing rules, which the court has found to be guidelines rather than rigid requirements. The other tests the federal law that requires longer sentences for crack-cocaine violations than for powder cocaine violations.

A court-appointed auditor found some parishes in the San Diego Roman Catholic Diocese tried to hide money from federal bankruptcy proceedings.

Anti-smoking campaigns have had success reducing smoking, and since the 1990s smoking among youth has also declined. However, public health messages about exercise and healthy eating don't seem to be having an effect yet. Kids are developing adult diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.

Congressional Democrats and the White House on Tuesday are expected to finalize a $15 billion emergency loan package to help save millions of auto-related jobs. Under the deal taking shape, a "car czar" would oversee restructuring of the Big Three automakers.

The Sierra Club is concerned some of the earthquake aid on its way to Mexicali may be hazardous to people's health. Baja California officials say 200 travel trailers are scheduled to arrive next week to house earthquake victims. A collaboration between KPBS and Tijuanapress.com.

U.S. forces will leave Iraq by January 2012, but with thousands of diplomats and contractors remaining in the country, the U.S. presence will remain strong in the months ahead. Commentator Ted Koppel shares what he observed in a recent reporting trip to Basra, Iraq.

13 Tijuana police officers, who were jailed for more than a year for allegedly working for drug cartels, have been freed. The case raises questions about the efforts in Tijuana to fight police corruption. Tijuanapress.com editor Vicente Calderon and KPBS Border reporter Amy Isackson bring us the story.

Increasingly, research shows that being fit may trump being fat -- or at least moderately overweight. In one study, physically active but overweight women were less likely to suffer heart problems than their normal weight counterparts who didn't exercise.

In a highly unusual reversal, the Supreme Court has agreed to review whether detainees at Guantanamo Bay can challenge their confinement in federal court by filing what is known as a writ of habeas corpus. Here, a guide to some of the legal issues involved.

Democrats blame the Bush administration for lingering regulatory problems that contributed to the Gulf oil spill, the coal mine explosion in West Virginia and a recall of Toyota cars. That may or may not be fair -- but it's clear the Obama administration is far more aggressive in its rule-making.