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Bill Lerach, a San Diego-based class-action attorney, was once known as "the knee-capper of corporate America." After winning $45 billion in fraud judgements against corporations like Enron, Citibank and Drexel-Burnham, in 2007, Lerach pleaded guilty to one federal conspiracy charge of obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to two years in prison and lost his license to practice law. He is the subject of the new book "Circle of Greed."

A group of World Bank employees charged with fighting corruption turned against Bank President Paul Wolfowitz this week. It's more bad news for Wolfowitz, who is preparing to face the World Bank committee that's investigating him on Monday.

Alvin and Once Make Strange Bedfellows

Journalists from around the world are gathering in China for the Beijing Summer Olympics and their access to some Internet sites is being blocked. China had pledged to provide media with unrestricted access to the Internet.

Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo to discuss the crisis in Gaza as the Israeli military operation there, as well as Palestinian rocket fire into Israel, continued for a fifth day. But as often happens at Arab League meetings, while the rhetoric was strong, the unity of purpose was scarce.

We'll look at the changing nature of psychotherapy and the balancing act between medication and talk therapy to treating mental health issues.

Artist and filmmaker Chen Zhong is taking photos, shooting a video and putting up an art installation in Kaixian as an homage to the Chinese city. By the fall, Kaixian will be submerged in the reservoir created by the Three Gorges Dam.

The San Diego Unified school district is exploring a parcel tax for local school funding and has voted to begin a feasibility study.

Who is the best candidate to replace outgoing 6th District City Councilmember Donna Frye? We speak to candidates Lorie Zapf and Howard Wayne about what they would bring to the San Diego City Council.

Nearly a half century ago, amid suspicion and fears of McCarthyism, folk singer Pete Seeger faced an ultimatum from the San Diego school district: Sign an oath against communism or cancel a concert he