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Police in San Diego, La Mesa and Carlsbad are using nextdoor.com to connect with citizens

Word has hit the Internet streets that Saturday Night Live recently hosted special -- some folks are saying "secret!" -- auditions for black women to add to its cast.

New drilling techniques make it possible to extract natural gas from deep shale rock formations. The advances mean the United States has more abundant natural gas resources than previously believed. Gas advocates say it could significantly alter the future U.S. energy picture.

It's only been hours since Kmart announced its Black Friday plan -- to remain open for 41 hours in a row beginning early on Thanksgiving Day. But online critics are throwing a red light on the plan, with some calling the company a Grinch for its aggressive approach to the start of the Christmas shopping season.

Airs Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

Hundreds of Pentecostal churches have cropped up in Cameroon in the past decade. Now, the government is shutting some down, targeting churches that it says take advantage of poor, desperate people.

A rare astronomical event will take place Tuesday evening: The planet Venus will pass between Earth and the sun, appearing as a small black dot moving across the sun's bright disk. It's known as the transit of Venus, and it won't happen again for more than 100 years.

The majority of new mothers try to breast-feed. But it's not easy.

Council declines to offer amendments to TMD agreement blocked by Mayor Bob Filner

As a journalist, I've used the phrase, "fourth estate" to describe the press for as long as I can recall. But when thinking about this blog, I realized that I couldn't clearly track its origin. A few minutes on Google, and