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The ever worsening real estate crisis has people across the country taking all kinds of measures to save their homes. But what measures are smart and which ones are desperate? Host Cheryl Corley dives into the pages of this week's Washington Post Magazine and speaks with credit counselor Staci Rillo, and Washington Post finance writer Elizabeth Razzi about how to help people in the midst of the mortgage meltdown.

A massive span of Minneapolis' I-35 West bridge fell into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, carrying many vehicles into the water. At least four people died and 30 remain missing. Why the bridge gave way is a mystery.

Where do stem cells come from? And, what can they be used for? We speak to the co-author of the new book, Stem Cells For Dummies.

This week, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders issued a stop work order for the Sunroad office building project near Montgomery Field. Also, Wal-Mart announced it will greatly expand the financial services

Oil profits and the Mount Soledad Cross

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he will support legislation to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Frist (R-TN) is calling for President Bush to modify his stem cell policy, which puts strict limits on their use.

The final step to clean up lead at an American-owned battery recycling factory in Tijuana began Wednesday. As KPBS reporter Amy Isackson explains, it’s the culmination of a decade's long struggle to

The characters in David Corbett's novel "Do They Know I'm Running" try to navigate the immigrant smuggling routes from Central America through Mexico to California. They must deal with the ruthless gangs that control the routes and ferry immigrants across the border.

Obama's new plan to control al-Qaida and the Taliban will have an acute effect on San Diego with thousands of Camp Pendleton-based marines expected to be stationed in Afghanistan by mid-2010.

More than 400 girls and women were taken from a polygamist compound in West Texas after multiple phone calls from a 16-year-old girl to a family shelter in San Angelo. Three people have been arrested at the ranch, two for interfering with police and one for destroying evidence.