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A growing number of cities are tearing down freeways that have reached the end of their useful lives. Cities as diverse as New Haven, New Orleans and Seattle are either dismantling major roads or considering it to save money and improve the quality of life for residents.

The planning director for the city of Perris was killed in northern San Diego County when he lost control of his vintage motorcycle and hit a pickup truck head-on, a coroner said today.

As the top lawyer for the Obama State Department, Harold Koh is defending a lot of things that surprise his friends on the left — including U.S. involvement in Libya, and the use of American drones that target people in Pakistan and Yemen.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is probing credit cards being pushed by health care providers, including vets. After a teaser rate expires, the interest charges balloon and leave consumers with unexpectedly big bills.

In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama called on world leaders to step up and not "wait for America to solve the world's problems alone." He also sought to set a new tone in U.S. relations — one that separates his administration from that of his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Airs Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS + Wednesday, May 8 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has revolutionized much of his country's economy, and now he has his sights on its culture. After promoting Venezuelan music, art and poetry festivals, the government is now turning to Venezuelan cinema.

The Senate and House health care overhaul bills are each about 2,000 pages long. While the bills are mostly aimed at revamping the health insurance system, tucked in the pages are provisions that would spell big changes for the food, drug and medical device industries, too.

For decades, the United Nations has tapped musicians, actors and other household names to raise awareness about social causes. Actors and environmental activists Don Cheadle and Edward Norton describe what they do as U.N. goodwill ambassadors and the difference they hope to make during their tenure.

Starting this week, the people of San Diego get to weigh in on a wide-ranging plan to tailor the county's bus, train, trolley, bike and highway options for the next 40-years when Sandag, the San Diego Association of Governments, holds a series of public meetings on their draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan.