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Since retiring from professional chess, former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov has turned his powers of strategic thinking to the game of politics, founding an umbrella group to promote free elections in his homeland. Kasparov says that politics in Russia, unlike the game of chess, has no rules.

At least 10 people were killed -- and 40 injured -- in the Midwest after a series of tornadoes swept across the Midwest. The bulk of the deaths occurred in Missouri. Crews assessing the damage Monday say it is remarkable more people weren't hurt.

While sequels such as Oceans 13 and Spider-Man 3 can think of nothing better than slapping a new number on the end of the titles for each successive film, the Die Hard series has at least had some fun with their titles offering up Die Harder, Die Hard with a Vengeance and now Live Free or Die Hard (opening June 29 throughout San Diego). Bruce Willis returns for his fourth outing as maverick cop John McClane.

arrives on the screen with a built in buzz factor. It's based on Lauren Weisberger's bestselling book that offered a thinly veiled account of her hellish year as an assistant to

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is making the media rounds this week to rebut the latest doping allegations against him. In particular, he is denying sworn testimony from two witnesses who say he acknowledged in 1996 that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.

Bushra Jamil is one of the founders of the Radio al-Mahaba, Baghdad's radio station for women. Jamil is in the United States hoping to get financial and popular support for her station. She speaks with Renee Montagne. The station provides a forum for women to ask pointed and personal questions about their legal rights, domestic violence, health and family matters.

In nine days, NASA will launch the space shuttle Discovery on a mission to the International Space Station, despite the safety concerns of two senior officials. They spoke with reporters Wednesday to explain their reservations about the mission. Both were worried about a repeat of the Columbia Shuttle accident.

My name is Lonnie Carpenter. When I turned 17 years old, I went into the Navy. In 1963, I got orders to go to Japan. In 1964, me and my friends had a chance to go up to the Olympics. That's where I

Monterey Ridge Elementary in the Poway Unified School District is the newest in a growing list of solar powered schools in San Diego County. KPBS education reporter Ana Tintocalis explains why there’

While Secretary Rice and other diplomats pushed forward with their draft U.N. resolution for a cease-fire, fighting was particularly fierce on both sides of the border. Israeli bombs killed at least 19 people in Lebanon. And Hezbollah fired its deadliest barrage of rockets yet at Israeli targets, claiming 15 lives. NPR's Eric Westervelt joins us from northern Israel.