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It's been nine years since a federal court first declared the crowding in California's prisons an emergency. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 2002 lower court ruling that gave California two years to move tens of thousands of prisoners our of the state's overcrowded prisons.

The film turns to Adolf Burger's memoir

The FDA has approved the first once-a-day pill for HIV/AIDS patients. Doctors say it should greatly improve the quality of peoples' lives, and extend survival for many. But some are concerned that the perception that a simple fix exists for the disease will lead to complacency and risky behavior.

Linda Hill's experience with multiple cancers led her to create a niche line of T-shirts. She and her family have created many aphorisms — or cancer zingers — that are embroidered on shirts. The one-liners help patients cope with breast, colon and other types of cancer.

What's fueling the political uprisings that are happening across the Arab world? How is the unrest in Libya different from the events that recently took place in Egypt? We speak to a pair of local experts about what these changes could mean for Northern Africa and the Middle East.

President Bush says his recent trip to Africa was the "most exciting" trip he's been on as president. Renee Montagne reports on the other places he's visited.

I've Loved You So Long (which takes it's title from a lyric in a song) involves two sisters who haven't seen each other in 15 years. Juliette (Kristen…

Summertime ice in the Arctic Ocean has been in quick retreat. There's a lot of uncertainty about how quickly it will melt away entirely in the summertime. Estimates range from 2013 to beyond 2100. The uncertainty is explained by the science behind the phenomenon of melting.

More than 250,000 veterans live in San Diego County. Many of them are veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. KPBS reporter Alison St John spoke with Karen Scheonfeld Smith, chief counselor at the Veterans Center about the growing number of veterans coming to her with fresh, raw symptoms that affect their everyday lives.

Sen. John McCain will let a few members of the media look at his health records on Friday. The 71-year-old Arizona senator has a history of melanoma and injuries from his days as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.