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At last Friday's screening, Velazquez said that she was discovered by Rene Cardona (the father of "Mexploitation" director Rene Cardona Jr.) in a school play. Cardona was a friend of her father, Mexican character actor Victor Velazquez. She also described her films as "really naive, really innocent but it was lots of fun to do them." She even suggested that although Hollywood started doing these kinds of films, it was Mexico that invented all of this!

Rafiq Husseini, chief of staff for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, says Abbas has the mandate of the Palestinian people to negotiate for peace, even though Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel, now controls the Gaza Strip. He also disagrees with the Israeli point of view that East Jerusalem is different from the West Bank.

In Lancaster, S.C., the town's largest employer has shut down, leaving hundreds of textile workers wondering how they will deal with the economic downturn. Some are learning new skills to survive, but others feel lost.

Envision San Diego & KPBS Special Report

More than half of all bankruptcies filed in the United States are triggered by medical bills. Evidence the system takes its toll financially. But are we healthier in the U.S. than Canada? We took a lo

The True Cost of Health Care

The prolonged recession and rising unemployment are replacing toxic loans as the driving force behind foreclosures. Experts warn that some states -- like Oregon and Kentucky -- previously on the sidelines of the crisis may soon take center stage.

Since the beginning of 2008, the U.S. military reports 14 female suicide bomb attacks in Iraq, up from eight such incidents in 2007. Preventing such attacks — which have caused some of the highest numbers of casualties in recent months — is a challenge.

A voter-approved tax to fund new mental health programs in California is generating a lot more money than it was expected to. State finance officials say the tax will likely produce nearly half-a-bill

The Kansas Jayhawks are the men's NCAA basketball champions. Kansas beat Memphis 75-68 in overtime Monday in San Antonio. The Jayhawks last won the championship in 1988.