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What are the most significant changes that have happened in the San Diego Unified School District over the last two decades? What are the biggest challenges currently facing the district? We speak to outgoing trustee John de Beck about his time on the school board, and his defeat in the last election.

In The Boy: A Holocaust Story, Dan Porat tells the story behind a photo taken during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto that shows a young boy raising his arms in surrender to an SS soldier. Porat says the image represents the traumatic experience shared by many.

A state constitution ban on same-sex marriages will go to Minnesota voters in November. But gay marriage proponents say wider acceptance of gay unions suggests prohibition may lose.

Retailers are ushering in the traditional kickoff of the U.S. holiday shopping season on Friday with expanded hours, deep discounts and online deals to draw bargain-hungry shoppers.

KPBS reporter Joanne Faryon interviews Harriet Salarno, a crime victim whose daughter was murdered in 1979. Ever since, Salarno has fought for crime victims' rights.

Lady Liberty makes a nice backdrop for a presidential announcement. But can a little-known candidate capture the GOP nomination without introducing himself to the nation in the Iowa caucuses?

Consumers are expected to spend a little more this holiday season than last year. But they're doggedly looking online and at social media sites to compare prices, read reviews and get gift ideas. Many shoppers also expect to use their mobile devices for assistance.

Robert Malley and Aaron David Miller believe the topic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was largely absent from public talks between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu because there's not much incentive to negotiate, but steps could be taken toward peace even without a breakthrough.

In the first public confirmation of the succession plan, a top official in the ruling party indicated to broadcaster APTN that Kim Jong Il's youngest son will succeed him as leader of the reclusive communist nation.

AIDS is the number one killer in sub-Saharan Africa, and it's the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Researchers have been trying to develop a vaccine to protect people against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. So far, the results have been disappointing. From the International Aids Conference in Capetown, South Africa, KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg tells us the search continues.