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Audie Cornish talks with Mark Schleifstein of the Times-Picayune, about New Orleans' preparedness for today versus seven years ago, when it was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina. The city is bracing for the possibility that tropical storm Isaac may turn into a hurricane.

HealthCare.gov's troubled rollout highlights a systemic problem — the way governments purchase and plan for tech projects. Even President Obama is now calling for procurement reform. But a handful of places are finding ways to solve the problem.

The Pentagon wants to close military bases to save money. Communities like one in Monterey, Calif., are already preparing to be sure they're not on the next closure list.

Big cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas that rely on the Colorado River have money to find water elsewhere. But an Arizona town on the shore of Lake Powell is also struggling with its water supply.

More than 300,000 African and African-American slaves were sold in Shockoe Bottom. Today, residents and city officials are debating how to preserve the area: Memorial or stadium and museum?

New York and other cities are struggling to accommodate migrants who are sleeping on the streets when shelters are full. Congress is divided over whether to issue work permits as a solution.

Three New York City police officers charged in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell are acquitted of all charges Friday. The undercover police officers fired 50 shots at Bell and two of his friends as they left a club on the morning of what was to be Bell's wedding day. The victims were all unarmed.

Several people remain missing after a partial building collapse in Davenport, Iowa. A paper trail shows the city has been aware for months about the building's deteriorating condition.

Heavy rain flooding roadways and snarled travel in New York and New Jersey, causing governors of both states to declare states of emergency.

In one impoverished neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, residents are tackling the effects of climate change in part by filtering their own drinking water.