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Households' net worth rose 2.1 percent last quarter -- the four straight quarterly gain. Yet tumbling stock prices have reduced their wealth since then. Some economists say Americans' net worth may now be down slightly for the year. That helps explain why many say it will at least 2012 or 2013 before Americans' wealth returns to pre-recession levels.

The California Assembly just voted to approve the nation's first statewide ban on plastic bags. The move follows action taken in several cities. But industry officials say it will be costly -- and will cost consumers use of a good product.

The movement of goods through the port of San Diego via ships, trucks and trains spews about 256 million pounds of greenhouse gases each year. Many of the city's poorest people live near the port's 10th Avenue Marine Terminal in Barrio Logan and they say the bad air is making them sick. Their complaints have spurred little action until recently. KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma has more.

A scientific task force says as many as 50,000 barrels — or 2.1 million gallons — of oil may have been flowing daily from the well before the riser was cut on June 3 as part of BP's latest containment effort. The figure is as much as twice the amount of oil as previously thought.

President Obama and his supporters have been lauding Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as a proven "consensus-builder." But historians say that designation often means little when used during the nomination process -- and individual justices are rarely coalition catalysts.

Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who announced this week that he won't seek another term, says he has "never" come to terms with the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore. In a wide-ranging interview, he discusses Democratic anger with him, his friendship with John McCain and his working relationship with President Obama.

Senior members of the Obama administration met with Mexican officials Tuesday to pledge support for that country's war on drugs. Mexico continues to spiral into a cycle of violence among warring drug cartels as support from the U.S. hinges on a new approach: less military support and more civilian defense. But after years of failed policy, some wonder if the strategy is too little, too late. Guest host Allison Keyes speaks with reporter Dudley Althaus, who lead's the Mexico City bureau for the Houston Chronicle.

Tijuana's anti-corruption police chief was fired and replaced with an army officer Monday, following three days of violence that left 37 people dead in this border city plagued by warring drug gangs.

A road trip to show the viability of hydrogen fuel cell cars took off from Chula Vista this morning. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce says the nine-day tour to Canada is intended to promote zero-emission vehicles.

NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Tricare, which covers nearly 4 million troops and military retirees, denies coverage of cognitive rehabilitation to traumatic brain-injury victims, despite consensus from medical specialists who say it improves the quality of life.