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Genes affect your personality and the way you fit into social networks. That's the conclusion of a study co-written by a UCSD professor. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.

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’

Surgeons have long searched for an artificial heart that won't break down or cause clots or infections. A Texas team thinks the answer may rest in a device that relies on simple whirling rotors to create a continuous flow of blood — which means living with no pulse. This past spring, the device got its first test in a patient.

We'll hear about the troubles plaguing the fast-growing San Diego company Bridgepoint Education.

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps continued his quest for a record seven gold medals in a single Olympics, winning the 200-meter individual medley. And Americans Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson took gold and silver in the women's individual all-around gymnastics competition.

On the bright side, the event was over quite painlessly in less than thirty minutes. On the bad side, the improvised quips were painful but writers for awards shows don't generally offer anything much better. Awards show may honor writers in best screenplay but they certainly don't showcase writers excelling at their craft. So while I hope the writers' strike ends soon and with the writers getting the fair treatment they are demanding, it's not because I want to see a three-hour, badly written Oscar telecast.

American Michael Phelps fulfills an improbable quest with a gold medal finish in his 8th race in Beijing. Phelps now has more gold medals in a single Olympics than any other athlete ever, and some are calling him history's greatest Olympian.

Take a One-Week Walkabout Tour of Australia, Bring Back Memories That Last a Lifetime.

Ghost stories, pumpkin patches, and a lot of music fills our weekend preview.

As President Barack Obama prepares to enter a second term, he faces a host of foreign policy issues. Syria presents an immediate crisis, China poses a strategic challenge and tensions with Iran continue to escalate.