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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses drug-resistant diseases. How common are they? How difficult are they to treat?

The Department of Homeland Security has no shortage of critics, who challenge everything from its size and scope to its emphasis on border security rules. One expert says DHS should shift from "guns, guards and gates" to intelligence and nuclear nonproliferation.

The victory gives a much-needed boost to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Now that its first three significant events have been won by three different candidates, the GOP contest can only be described as wide open.

A seven-judge tribunal in Mexico unanimously declares Felipe Calderon the winner of the contested July 2 presidential vote. Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the ruling won't stop protests that have paralyzed Mexico City.

Louisiana's Small Rental Property Program is for small-scale landlords affected by Hurricane Katrina. A total of $800 million has been earmarked to help landlords renovate or rebuild their damaged properties. In exchange for forgivable loans, the landlords will charge under-the-market rents for 10 years.

Fed Chairman Benjamin Bernanke calls for China to reduce its massive trade surplus. Among his suggestions: enact policies to increase China's consumer spending; embrace more flexibility in the exchange rate; and develop more of a 'social safety net', so that households will be less preoccupied with saving and more willing to invest.

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball finds a "serious drug culture" in the sport. His report names several high-profile players linked to doping.

The stock market closed Monday at a record high of 14,087. Tuesday, there was some profit taking — pushing stocks down slightly. What has been causing the market to run up, especially in the face of a credit crunch? Robert Siegel talks with Cary Leahey, senior economist with Decision Economics, about Tuesday's market news as well as the overall psychology fueling the numbers.

San Diego's redevelopment agency has pushed back its time table indefinitely to approve the Navy Broadway project. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Employers added 128,000 jobs to their payrolls in August, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent. The Labor Department's monthly employment report presents a picture of an economy that is still expanding, but at a more moderate pace.