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The economy grew at a 2.8 percent pace last quarter, as the recovery got off to a slower start than first thought. The government's new reading on gross domestic product wasn't as energetic as the 3.5 percent growth rate for the July-September period estimated a month ago. A separate report said confidence in the economy improved slightly in November.

Business people, diplomats, NGO workers and others living overseas face unique challenges when their home country suddenly becomes the object of outrage. Dr. Thomas Burke, former Ambassador Prudence Bushnell, and business consultant Dave Richter talk about the trials of working under fire.

Documentary Looks to Afghanistan's Answer to American Idol

The earthquake that shook Chile last weekend was powerful enough to push up the Andes a few feet, shift Earth's axis and even speed up the planet’s spin. Ross Stein, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the fallout of the quake and the physics that triggered it.

As California wrestles with its worst economy since the Great Depression, illegal immigrants are becoming part of the debate. It's not unlike what happened the last time the state was having money problems.

People who wait till the last moment to file their taxes were given an extra weekend to fret over their taxes this year. Today, Monday April 18, is the last day to file. If you are caught with last minute questions we have some help for you, a member of the IRS will be in studio taking your calls.

The start-and-stop span - 646 miles long - has become a fierce polemic, a bumper sticker, a popular backdrop for campaign commercials during an election year with another sulfurous immigration debate.

New York City has more IV drug users than any other city in the U.S. To prevent the spread of blood-borne diseases like hepatitis C, it has a wide network of clean syringe exchange programs.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Fed is committed to keeping the U.S. economy out of a recession. He did not indicate a specific percentage-point cut to interest rates to prevent housing and credit problems from dragging down the economy.

Crew members from the USS Kirk and a family they helped revisit a Vietnam War story of survival and loss.