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Randall Tobias, in charge of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, stepped down this week after allegations were published that he retained the services of an escort service.

The House of Representatives passed a gun bill Wednesday that aims to improve national background checks so the names of people who shouldn't be able to buy guns are more likely to get into the system. It's the first gun-control measure in more than a decade to have a good chance of becoming law.

Earlier in the year, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was near the back of the pack among Republican presidential contenders. Now, he's running second nationally. Huckabee outlines his positions on Iran, the mortgage crisis and his religious beliefs.

Oil prices have more than quadrupled since 2002 and seem to be heading in only one direction: up. High oil prices affect everyone from a factory worker in China to a farmer in Iowa. Expect to pay more for gas, airline tickets, food and heating.

San Diego is not alone in dealing with a water shortage. We'll find out how other Western cities have been dealing with a shrinking water supply and what San Diego might learn from them.

San Diego's Muslim community continues to deal with stigma and misconceptions as a result of 9/11. We speak with a local imam and others within the Muslim community about what it means to be a Muslim in San Diego and how their community is affected by the long wars in the Middle East.

Consumer rights groups are currently fighting an IRS proposal that would allow commercial tax preparers to sell confidential taxpayer information to third-party marketers and database brokers. Host T

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham says he is considering major security reforms at the nation's nuclear weapons facilities -- including creation of a new federal police force and consolidation of stocks of plutonium and uranium. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, critics have questioned whether such facilities are sufficiently protected against terrorism. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether police are required to inform foreign nationals of their right to talk to their countries' consulates when arrested. A 1969 treaty provides that right; the court considers whether police bear the burden of informing the suspect of that right.

The government announced Thursday that it has increased the rate at which it is dismantling nuclear warheads. But the actual number of weapons taken apart is classified, as are most numbers associated with the stockpile. Some officials want those numbers revealed.