Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is warning about the growing deficit, which could reach $2 trillion this year. But there are signs that spending has helped rescue the U.S. economy. Why's he so worried now? Amy Scott reports.
Thousands of GM dealers received a letter this week giving them a choice -- give up control over a lot of their businesses or face closure. Steve Henn reports.
Microsoft's new search engine Bing is the software giant's boldest attempt yet to replace Google as king of the search. Will it work? Sam Eaton reports.
In 1989, Chinese troops attacked pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Shanghai bureau chief Scott Tong talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the democracy movement is doing in China now, some 20 years after the attacks.
Fallout from the British lawmakers' expense list scandal continues. Four government ministers have recently quit and more may follow. Stephen Beard reports.
Who should regulate our financial system? Commentator Robert Reich argues there should be one financial regulator to prevent the kind of fiscal meltdown that sent the U.S. into this recession.
How much someone gets in an unemployment check -- and even whether they're eligible at all -- depends a lot on where they live. Mitchell Hartman reports.