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How will changing demographics, looming health care costs, the debt and deficit affect the next generation of Americans? Tom Fudge finds out why a group of federal economists are on a national tour to

Teen Critic Reviews the New Star Trek Movie

One funding option before Congress is to tax expensive health insurance plans. But it's not as simple as taxing the rich to help the poor. Many other Americans benefit from such plans, from union workers to big city residents to those employed by small businesses.

Potential jurors in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby are being asked extensive questions about their political leanings. Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is accused of lying to a grand jury and federal investigators about conversations he had with reporters concerning an undercover CIA agent's identity.

Police departments are divided about what lessons can be drawn from the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. Is it about abusing authority? Misusing the disorderly conduct statute? Or do people need to learn how to respect authority?

A federal monitor overseeing drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has urged the firing of CEO Peter Dolan and the company's general counsel, according to a source familiar with the situation. Bristol-Myers' board is expected to consider cutting the company's hefty dividend Tuesday, according to sources.

A project to replace dwindling sand on one North San Diego County beach may pave the way for similar projects on other county beaches. After a long approvals process, an Encinitas beach is getting san

So far, no nominees for judgeships or U.S. attorneys have been confirmed by the full Senate, and several agency leadership spots remain unfulfilled. Administration supporters and detractors are blaming each other for the slow down.

Fallout from the worst terror attack on U.S. soil continues to reverberate around the world, in politics, the military and religion. Former government officials and policy makers discuss what we've learned nearly ten years later about intelligence, diplomacy, politics and ourselves.

A federal judge orders a moratorium on executions in California, saying the state's lethal injection cocktail may violate constitutional provisions against cruel and unusual punishment. Meanwhile, Florida's Gov. Jeb Bush has suspended executions in his state.