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It's no secret that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will essentially decide the winner of March's presidential election, depending on whose name goes on the ballot. Why aren't more Russians pushing for change? It seems like for some, that would just mean chaos.

There are nearly 100,000 trade and professional groups in the U.S. Some of the oldest — stonecutters and tailors, for example — have been around since the 19th century. But in this age of teleconferencing and social networking, experts say, associations need to adapt to stay relevant.

The day after a massive bomb tore apart an armored vehicle, killing two soldiers of the Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the troops head out to recover the still-smoldering vehicle in Afghanistan's Arghandab Valley. The soldiers struggle to stay focused on their mission as they lose friends on the battlefield.

In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond looked back over thousands of years of human history to examine fundamental questions behind why some societies built empires while others withered. Diamond now has some new ideas for why vast economic inequalities persist.

"Veteran kamikaze pilot" might sound like an impossibility. But some of Japan's World War II suicide bombers survived — and in conjunction with a new documentary, they're touring American schools.

About one and a half years ago, Jesus Castro Romo was trying to sneak into the United States through Arizona’s hilly backcountry when a Border Patrol agent on horseback spotted his group of about 12 travelers. They scattered. The agent zeroed in on Castro.

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Airs Wed., April 30, 2014 at 9 p.m. & Sun., May 4 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

This year ended with a flurry of terrorism sting operations. The plots had two things in common: They were launched by lone-wolf attackers, and the FBI was in the middle of them.

Drought and global warming have inspired San Diego scientists to explore ways to increase drought tolerance in crops. Their research will be published in the journal Science.