Ta-Nehisi Coates, left, author of The Beautiful Struggle, and Megan McArdle of The Atlantic discuss drug legalization.

Last summer Amy and Robert Ahleman were late with their mortgage payment. Now they are on the verge of losing their dream home.

CNBC interviews Henry M. Paulson, Treasury secretary, about the government's rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Melena Ryzik reports from Coney Island, which hosts the Siren Music Festival, a volleyball tournament and the opening of a new roller rink.

Homeless New Yorkers gather at two Chelsea churches for adjustments from volunteer chiropractors.

Deliberate bus explosions in China's southwestern city of Kunming, in Yunnan province, killed several people and injured over a dozen.

When money was tight Diane McLeod couldn't pay her bills, so she turned to the quickest and costliest source of cash: her credit cards.

In the wake of the release of "Mamma Mia," A. O. Scott looks at the 1994 comedy "Muriel's Wedding," which also used the music of ABBA.

As a single mother, Norma Patino-Reyes always provided for her family. But after a sudden illness she found herself in financial peril.

Barack Obama visited, and played basketball with, American troops in Kuwait before heading to Afghanistan and Iraq. (Video via NBC)