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Harry Houdini was known for escaping from handcuffs, straitjackets and water tanks, but his greatest trick was escaping from the dustbin of history. A new exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York asks how Houdini's fame managed to survive.

Check out the new video from critical darling St. Vincent. "Laughing With A Mouth of Blood" is set in the feminist bookstore run by ThunderAnt duo Fred Armistad and Carrie Brownstein. St. Vincent plays the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach next Wednesday, Feb. 10th.

The devastation of the recent wildfires in San Diego County takes its toll on various aspects of the local economy. Will the wildfires promote economic growth through jobs in construction and retail s

Many voters who say they have not yet made up their minds in the election say the debates will be key in helping them decide between Barack Obama and John McCain. In Indiana, a state that some recent polls indicate may now be in play, a group of undecided voters gathered Friday night to watch the debate.

A new study finds that dog owners who walk their dogs are more active and less overweight than those who don't. A San Diego State University researcher explains how dogs can supply the social support

We've heard from SanDag and CalTrans. Today, we find out what environmentalists think of the proposed 1-5 expansion's impact on land-use, energy and air quality in San Diego County.

China has ambitious plans for expanding high-speed rail systems throughout Southeast Asia and to Europe. And though Beijing is offering to foot much of the bill, negotiating the politics of building the rail links is tricky.

Blackwater USA has resurrected plans to open a military training center in San Diego County. The private security contractor abandoned a bid last month to build a facility in the small town of Potrero

It's been a year of stunning headlines from the border. Beginning in January with the capture of "El Teo," the gang leader believed to be responsible for 300 murders followed by the discoveries of smugglers tunnels and seizure of hundreds of tons drugs; and the arrest of an alleged 14-year-old assassin born in San Diego. KPBS border reporter Amy Isackson recaps these stories and gives us a glimpse of how new leadership in Tijuana may impact life in the region in the year ahead.

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