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More Department of Defense dollars are now spent in San Diego County than in any other county in the nation. A new report highlights the growing influence of military spending on San Diego’s economy.

In an extended interview with NPR, Eric Holder blamed Congress for blocking the New York trial of the accused masterminds of the Sept. 11 attacks. He said terrorism was the Justice Department's top priority, and "deplored" the release of the WikiLeaks memos.

Money and President Obama's support may not be enough to surmount the now former White House chief of staff's lack of relationships with black and Latino voters in the Windy City.

Filmmaker Mira Nair was born in India, educated at Harvard and has spent her life traversing between two worlds. Nair talks about the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival and her work to reduce misconceptions in India about HIV/AIDS.

Businesses are boycotting Arizona, whose controversial new immigration law has also prompted some city governments to prohibit their employees from doing business in the state. Hotels say guests have canceled reservations. Economists and business owners wonder how it will impact an already faltering economy.

Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, talks about Iran, Iraq and whether America can have confidence in the intelligence community. Hagel is a member of the Senate's Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees.

Reports from around the world, with looks at the Russian election, the American presidential primaries, the Rezko real estate trial, an American-led counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, weekend sports and receipts from the box office.

A mistrial has ended the court-martial proceedings against a military officer who refused to serve in Iraq. The judge has scheduled a new court-martial for First Lt. Ehren Watada for March.

NPR's Rebecca Martinez recently traveled to Haiti, to do aid work in the aftermath of the hurricanes there last year. In an audio postcard, Martinez shares her insights about the country which has been devastated by centuries of oppression, disease and natural disasters.

The former leader of Liberia, Charles Taylor, is on trial for sponsoring rape, torture and murder in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Africa policy expert Emira Woods and former Taylor prosecutor David Crane discuss the significance of the trial and the former president's lasting mark on West Africa.