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Spain, the erstwhile "Iberian Tiger" and once the biggest creator of jobs among Europe's 16-nation single currency zone, is now struggling with a 20 percent jobless rate. It's stymied by the lack of a manufacturing base, an inequitable labor market and a limited social safety net.

Triple-digit heat and humidity may combine for uncomfortable conditions today in parts of inland San Diego County. "It's going to be hot in the deserts, but nothing above normal for summertime,'' National Weather Service meteorologist Brandt Maxwell in San Diego said.

One is a local Afghan warlord, the other is a tribal leader. The two men, and their relations with U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan, illustrate a challenge as the military tries to build enduring partnerships to rid the area of Taliban and bring stability to the country

Some 15,000 California in-home care providers are walking away from their jobs. They declined to re-enroll as caretakers after lawmakers put in regulations designed to weed out fraud.

The San Diego Housing Commission will take over the city's homeless shelters and programs, following a unanimous decision made by the City Council last week. We speak to the Housing Commission's president and CEO about the organization's role in providing local homeless services.

Doctors revealed recently that Cincinnati Bengals player Chris Henry, who died last December, suffered from a chronic brain injury. If we can find a way to discover which players are more susceptible to permanent damage from head hits on the field, sports would become more tolerable entertainment, says commentator Frank Deford.

In Zhari, north of Kandahar city, U.S. troops recently teamed up with an Afghan district governor to get to the bottom of a string of grenade attacks. U.S. officers say it is the kind of cooperation that will be necessary to turn the tide in Afghanistan.

There was a time when the Los Angeles neighborhood was known for silent films -- not drive-by shootings. In The Madonnas of Echo Park, debut novelist Brando Skyhorse revisits his old neighborhood -- and residents who still live there say his words hit home.

Since NATO troops reclaimed Marjah from Taliban control earlier this year, the southern Afghanistan city has seen a resurgence of violence. Is this an expected stage as the area is fully restored to government control, or is it a sign that even a big U.S. and Afghan troop presence isn't enough?

In Chicago, it is legal now to own a handgun, following a Supreme Court ruling that challenged the city's longtime ban. Gun-rights advocates say Chicago residents will be safer now from violent crime. But those advocating gun control say the opposite: that guns in the home put more people at risk.