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As the Cash for Clunkers program screeches to a halt, an estimated 600,000 cars will have been traded in. Many of them — like the Ford commentator Julie Zickefoose once thought she would drive until it died — have rich, redolent family histories.

To be the "Greatest of All Time," boxing legend Muhammad Ali says you have to believe in yourself. It's a lesson his parents taught him and it has helped him in fighting Parkinson's disease.

Rescue workers searched Tuesday for at least 16 people missing when a wall of mud and water swept over a village in flood-ravaged southern Mexico. One resident of San Juan Grijalva said water and mud swept over everything in its path.

Through the centuries, violence has often been the subject of art. Now a photographer has found inspiration in a very popular and violent sport. KPBS arts producer Angela Carone looks at an exhibit called Octagon which has just opened at The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Solicitor General Elena Kagan has avoided public comments on most of the major flashpoint issues of recent decades. Indeed, so sparse are her published views that liberals have privately been wary about a Kagan nomination.

Author Mark Helprin's latest novel is a sprawling tale of love, honor and danger in the years just after World War II. Returned soldier Harry Copeland spots a mysterious woman in white on the Staten Island Ferry. She turns out to be an heiress with Broadway dreams and a complicated past that threatens their growing love.

The City of San Diego is gearing up for a battle over Independence Day fireworks; it's developing into an explosive issue. We'll discuss the details.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat's Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision for Republican opponents.

In his new self-titled show on the Fox Business Network, John Stossel can peddle his contrarian, sharply libertarian beliefs. The refugee from ABC is unapologetic for embracing his ideology and says he feels entitled to speak to just about anyone, anywhere, to articulate his beliefs.

The increase in the unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent doesn't bode well for a smooth transition to economic recovery. Economists said they expected to see job losses; however, the 467,000 job cuts in June exceeded the consensus of analysts' projections.