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Consultants investigating the city of San Diego's pension deficit have let yet another month go by with nothing to show for the $20 million the city has paid them. Without their report, the city's is

Iraq's new parliament was sworn in Thursday, but the political parties deadlocked over which one will lead the next government. Renee Montagne talks to Jonathan Morrow, senior advisor with the Rule of Law Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently returned from Iraq where he's been working with the Sunni leadership on Iraq's constitution.

Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins testifies against former chairman Kenneth Lay. Watkins met with Lay four months before the company went bankrupt, and warned him about accounting problems. Prosecutors hope her testimony will show that Lay made intentionally misleading statements to investors.

Joost Hiltermann, the Middle East project director for the International Crisis Group, talks with John Ydstie about what Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can realistically do to lessen the violence in Iraq.

A series of new studies shows that the medical malpractice crisis around the country is real. But the solutions sought by doctors may not solve the problem.

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Jean Davison, founder of the International Development and Education Association, talks about how Ghana's social programs are adjusting as the nation focuses on its economy.

San Diegans will see signature gatherers on the streets this weekend, as a campaign begins to open city services up to managed competition. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Jury selection begins this week in Jackson, Miss., in the trial of a man charged with killing two young black men more than 40 years ago. James Ford Seale, 71, was initially arrested in 1964 for allegedly abducting and killing Charles Moore and Henry Dee.

Escondido City councilmembers will vote this week on an ordinance that would target landlords who rent to illegal immigrants. Reporter Rebecca Tolin has more.