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Army Spc. Ron Hinkle barely survived an IED blast in Iraq that left him with brain damage. Bad advice from the Army has left him with mounting medical bills. Now he and his family may lose their Colorado ranch.

A jury in Louisiana has acquitted the owners of a New Orleans-area nursing home of negligent homicide in the deaths of 35 elderly patients who drowned during Hurricane Katrina.

These days, the frontiers of oil exploration include the waters north of Alaska. Nobody knows how much energy is hidden beneath the Arctic waves. But oil companies want to find out.

Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari is preparing to return to the United States after being held for months in Iran. Esfandiari was accused of security-related violations by Iranian government officials. Haleh Bakhash talks about her mother's release and explains what the experience has meant for her family.

Building up Afghanistan has been a main goal since U.S.-led forces defeated the Taliban six years ago. But construction is inching along at best. Not necessarily because of insurgents, but because of topography.

The cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan is at an all-time high. The United Nations says the country is expected to produce nearly 9,000 tons of opium this year — nearly all of the world's supply. But some anti-drug teams have been successful in reducing the amount planted.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to adopt California's standard for ozone levels. Ozone is a major component of smog and is linked to health problems for children and the elder

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has, on several occasions, publicly called for Israel to be "eliminated." Some Israelis say that with Iran's nuclear ambitions and growing regional clout, the threat of a war between the two nations looms.

The 2,600-year-old golden chariot is a star attraction at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, but residents of the mountain town where it was discovered more than a century ago say the masterpiece is rightfully theirs.

As Iran's strength and influence expands, many in the region and the West are counting on Saudi Arabia to keep Tehran in check. But Saudi analysts say that those expectations are unrealistic.