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One of the most celebrated voices of her generation talks about her new autobiography, Stand Up Straight and Sing! The opera star journeyed from the segregated South to a divided Berlin and beyond.

Legal and real estate experts question San Diego attorney Cory Briggs' actions in a lawsuit and real estate transaction involving a family in San Bernardino County.

Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encores Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m on KPBS TV + Sunday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV. Join the legendary superstar for a magical concert and her first public performances in her hometown borough in October 2012. Includes nine songs that Barbra had never performed on stage, and features special guests trumpeter Chris Botti, Italian singing group Il Volo, and Streisand’s son, actor-director Jason Gould.

Mayor Bob Filner, the City Council and the board of the Tourism Marketing District have agreed on a revised operating agreement.

A dramatic boost in highway car counts means an improving economy and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

The Obama administration is seeking a CAFE standard of 56.2 MPG for cars coming out in 2025. That could require 50 percent of all American-made cars to be either hybrid or electric.

Some auto executives say customers may not be ready for hybrids yet, but now it's time for the car companies to lead them there. For companies to meet new rules that will nearly double average fuel economy by 2025, hybrids will have to play a much bigger role than they do now.

Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh says it took her a while to fall in love with the legendary Arab heroine. She retells Scheherazade's famous stories in a new translation of One Thousand and One Nights.

The state is growing fast, and most of that growth is in the Hispanic population. If Democrats could capture a large share of Hispanic votes — as they have elsewhere — they would be a lot more competitive in Texas. But the state's GOP leader says he's not worried.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. + Sunday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Deep in the wilds of Florida, writer and naturalist Joe Hutto was given the rare opportunity to raise wild turkeys from chicks. Eventually, he had to let his children grow up and go off on their own, but this was harder than he ever imagined.