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In June, Iran will decide if it will keep or replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been the country's public face for almost four years. Opinions of Ahmadinejad differ, and he will face opposition — perhaps from former President Mohammad Khatami (left).

More than a quarter of a million people have been evacuated and 600 homes have been destroyed, as fierce wildfires continue to burn over a large part of Southern California.

The discount giant wants to build a super store on the edges of an 1864 battle site in Orange County, Va. What makes this Wal-Mart skirmish different is that a lot of people on both sides of the battle lines are united by a common passion for the war itself.

In Lordstown, Ohio, 2,200 people are back to work at an assembly plant where GM plans to build the Chevy Cruze, its new fuel-efficient subcompact. Due out next spring, the Cruze is seen by many as GM's best hope to turn the company around.

KPBS will broadcast special programs during the month of October in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2009. View a list of these programs and get schedule information.

Twenty bald eagles died in a feeding frenzy outside a cannery Friday in Kodiak, Alaska, where a truckload of fish waste was supposed to have been covered. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge manager Gary Wheeler is aiding the recovery of 30 eagles after dozens dove into the waste.

In her eight years at the White House, former first lady Laura Bush had a Mona Lisa quality to her. That smile — was it one of peace, one of joy, or was it a mask? In her new memoir, Spoken from the Heart, former first lady Laura Bush writes about her childhood in Midland, Texas. She also opens up about life in the White House. Michele Norris talks to the former first lady about her book and her life now, after leaving Washington.

The acclaimed sci-fi drama grappled with issues that plague real-world leaders. As the show neared its end, cast and producers asked how fiction can offer wisdom on profoundly tough choices.

The Great Buck Howard (John Malkovich) is very clear in letting everyone know that he was on The Tonight Show sixty-one times - that's The Tonight Show…

In the past year, about 1 out of every 2 layoffs in Europe has been in Spain, where the unemployment rate has soared to more than 17 percent. But the country's two-tier labor market means that while losing a job is a catastrophe for some, it's like hitting the jackpot for others.