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KPBS reporter Kenny Goldberg reflects on his story about cancer survivors turning to writing as therapy.

KPBS Special Coverage: Join us at 10:35 a.m. (PST) on KPBS FM 89.5 and online for President Obama's speech on his plan to tackle the nation's large deficits and debt.

Every week, people across the globe spend 3 billion hours playing video games, but that isn't enough for Jane McGonigal. She says video games can help solve some of the world's biggest problems — and we really should be playing more.

Gordon's Lord of Misrule and Smith's Just Kids were the big winners at the National Book Awards in New York. We were there to capture the laughter, the tears and the free caviar.

Several San Diego-based international aid organizations are swinging into action to help the relief effort in Haiti.

Experts say the current educational system and private-sector training efforts aren't preparing workers for job opportunities. So, a metal-parts factory near Boston has done something unusual to ensure its workers have the necessary training: It started its own school.

Some of the thousands of jobs that were lost in Lenoir and other North Carolina towns went to Dalingshan, a South China industrial city with factories as far as the eye can see. One of the biggest operations was owned by Lacquer Craft, an Asian furniture giant.

The disastrous police bombing of a militant group's row house 25 years ago still haunts Philadelphia. The attack resulted in a fire that destroyed nearby homes and killed 11 people. Neighbors of the old MOVE building say they're often reminded of what they lost.

When symphonies are in the news these days, it tends to be bad news. The San Diego Symphony broke that trend over the last year as they celebrated their centennial season as the oldest orchestra in California. We'll talk about the business of running an orchestra.

The Jordanian doctor had provided information that led to the killing of several al-Qaida operatives, a former intelligence official said. His reports were so sensitive they were subject to "restricted handling," meaning they were seen in Washington only by the CIA director and his top assistants.