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The oldest rough water swim in California took place today. More than 400 people hit the water for the 78th annual swim around the pier in Oceanside. KPBS reporter Alison St John was there.

Showcase for a radiant Julie Christie

What issues should Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger address in his State of the State speech? We speak to KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner about the key issues California faces in 2010. And, after the speech, we talk to San Diego Union-Tribune Political Writer John Marelius to get his reaction to the governor's address.

Residents of southern Lebanon are returning to the villages they had fled and emerging from hiding places. Back at home, they are checking on the friends they left behind -- and beginning the grim work of recovering the dead.

More than 250 mayors convened this week for the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, with home foreclosures and the faltering economy top issues on their agenda. Trenton, N.J., Mayor Douglas H. Palmer, the president of the conference, discusses action that must be taken by cities to combat these economic woes.

Now that the Iraq Study Group report is out, conservatives are no happier than they were with the leaked information about it. Many say it amounts to a call for surrender. Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have been among those calling for more U.S. troops to fight the insurgency.

Every year, tens of thousands of San Diegans donate blood, one pint at a time. A much smaller number of people go through a more advanced donation process called apheresis. This procedure allows donor

Every year, tens of thousands of San Diegans donate blood, one pint at a time. A much smaller number of people go through a more advanced donation process called apheresis. This procedure allows donor

Steven Pinker's new book about language is called "The Stuff of Thought." The relation between language and thought is clear, but controversial. Is language the stuff of thought, or is thought the stu

For people who suffer from end-stage heart disease, a heart transplant may be the only option. The problem is, there just aren’t enough donated hearts available to satisfy the demand. So, people who