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I saw "In the Next Room or the vibrator play" last night at San Diego Repertory Theatre. Today I called the prop designer to find out how she built all those 19th century vibrators.

Terror watch lists used at the border, or at airports, have proliferated since the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. Sometimes people without criminal backgrounds end up on these lists; for some, it's not easy to get off of them.

Mexican authorities says they've found human remains in Tijuana, tied to a man called the "Stew Maker," who allegedly dissolved more than 300 people in acid.

Told by those who took part, from drag queens and street hustlers to police detectives, journalists and a former mayor of New York, and featuring a rich trove of archival footage, "American Experience: Stonewall Uprising" revisits a time when homosexual acts were illegal throughout America, and homosexuality itself was seen as a form of mental illness. As the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations, the collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived.

Centered on a rare interview that director Tamra Davis shot with her friend and contemporary Jean-Michel Basquiat over 20 years ago, "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child" is the definitive chronicle of the short but brilliant life of the young artist who revolutionized the New York art scene almost overnight. The artist was 25 years old at the height of his career, and today his canvases sell for more than a million dollars.

Hundreds of thousands of Anthem Blue Cross policyholders will soon see an increase in their premiums. The size of the hike, which could be as much as 17 percent, will depend, in part, on which state agency regulates the policy.

Calexico lies at the southern end of California’s San Andreas fault system. And one year ago, on Easter Sunday, one of those fault lines served up a 7.2 magnitude quake. People in this border town of close to 40,000 people are still cleaning up the mess

Susanne Bier has a good track record that she further extends with her latest film "In A Better World" (opening April 8 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas).

Federal officials have released limited information on how the southwest would be affected if the government shutdown.

High Tech High International is one of six semi-finalists in a competition for an appearance by President Barack Obama at its commencement ceremony.

A bill co-sponsored by San Diego-area lawmakers to add pimping, pandering and human trafficking to a list of crimes associated with street gangs will receive its first vetting by an Assembly committee next week.

If you didn't already love Bill Cunningham, the jovial photographer who documents street fashion for The New York Times, then the new documentary "Bill Cunningham: New York" will seal the deal.

The Department of Defense says a 23-year-old sailor from Niles has been killed in Afghanistan.

The consequences of a partial government shutdown would be felt most immediately and visibly in areas where the public interacts directly with agencies.

It’s hard to tell which budget mess looks worse right now: the federal government, which could shut down Friday night -- or California, which faces the prospect of an all-cuts budget. But the state may seek out this dubious honor.

We heard from the Governor that the drought is over. Does that mean we can go back to using water like we did before? Not so fast. We're also told conservation needs to become a way of life. But our water agencies aren't backing that message up with the water rates.

The City of San Diego has reached a compromise on a pension reform ballot measure that's supposed to save the city more than 300 million over 5 years.

If anyplace is affected by a government shutdown, it should be San Diego County, with its 50,000 government workers and about 100,000 military personnel and their families as well as hundreds who work for defense contractors.

The best description I could give for the new film "Hanna" (opening April 8 in select theaters) is to call it a beautifully wicked fairy-tale.

The Broadway production of "Spider-Man: Turn Of The Dark" is fraught with disaster. The show’s complicated aerial work has left actors suspended in air and resulted in at least one serious injury. Lamb's Players is doing a show in which actors fly, though on a much smaller – and safer – scale.

A late-night meeting with House and Senate leaders Thursday failed to break the budget deadlock. President Obama said he hoped to be able to announce a deal Friday but "there's no certainty yet."

A new study shows third graders who can’t read at grade level are more likely to drop out or finish high school late. Just 29 percent of San Diego Unified fourth graders scored as proficient readers on the most recent national tests.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is against current drug-war policies, including militarization. Speaking in San Diego, Fox insisted that the U.S. and Mexico need to find a way out of the violence.