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A union- and Democratic-sponsored Vote Early Today rally in Miami earlier this month.

Dems May Be Waking Up, But GOP Is Charged Up

There has been a ripple of optimism moving through the ranks of election-dreading Democrats in recent days. Polls show some key races tightening. In some places, there are signs that Democrats have been turning out in higher numbers than Republicans to vote early.

During the first day of confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, several senators revisited battles over the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts, pictured here on the first day of his confirmation hearings in 2005.

Ghosts Of Nominees Past Haunt Sotomayor Hearing

As senators debated Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination Monday, some of them really seemed to be fighting old political battles over former judicial nominees — including Chief Justice Roberts.

'Someone' Quietly Mesmerizes With Intimate, Ordinary Story

Reviewer Susan Jane Gilman wasn't impressed by the title of Someone, but she says Alice McDermott's novel is nowhere near as generic as its name. Nothing extraordinary happens to the Irish-American protagonist, but with spare poetry and deep compassion, McDermott makes familiar territory seem new.

Not Funny: Clerk Critically Injured In Hasselhoff Sign Theft

What's been a relatively amusing trend in New England -- the theft in the past year of more than 550 advertising signs featuring actor David Hasselhoff -- isn't funny anymore.

At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Hartford, Connecticut, this guest wows appraiser Kathleen Guzman with a signed watercolor by Katharine Hepburn. A gift to the guest from Hepburn when she performed at the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut, the charming painting's creator and original signature boost its value to $15,000 to $20,000.

Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, Conn. - Hour Three

Airs Monday, October 14, 2013 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Hartford, Connecticut, this guest learns from appraiser Eric Silver that the gift from his father-in-law — a highly prized bronze statue of a medieval Russian warrior by Russian artist Eugene Lanceray — is valued at $120,000 to $130,000.

Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, Conn. - Hour Two

Airs Monday, August 29, 2011 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Fire Threatens Celebrity Resorts Homes In Idaho

An evacuation order in Idaho has been expanded to include 1,600 homes, including many in the resort community of Sun Valley, officials say.

(L-R) Travis Turner, Frank Caeti and Andel Sudik in La Jolla Playhouse’s presentation of "The Good, the Bad, and the I-5." Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

Improv Comedy Troupe 'Second City' Roasts San Diego

What's so funny about San Diego? A lot, according to Chicago’s famed improv comedy troupe "The Second City," performing their show "The Good, The Bad, and the I-5" at the La Jolla Playhouse.

This young man paid a visit to ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Hartford, Connecticut, with a collection of buttons found in his grandmother's attic. Appraiser Nick Dawes identifies them as 200-year-old Wedgwood pottery buttons and advises keeping the set together for a value of $1,500 to $2,000.

Antiques Roadshow: Hartford, Conn. - Hour One

Airs Monday, September 30, 2013 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Culture Lust Weekend: One Book, One San Diego, Steve Poltz and 'Nabucco'

This Culture Lust Weekend: meet the author of this year's winner of One Book, One San Diego, Celebrate Steve Poltz's 50th, a night at the opera with Nabucco, and the prince of darkness takes La Jolla (Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy!)

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