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What do the June election results signal about the public's mood toward the San Diego Unified School Board? We'll discuss the embattled incumbents, the search for a superintendent and budget woes.

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California has double the national rate of tuberculosis because of its large immigrant population and proximity to the border with Mexico. While both countries work together to stem the spread of TB, the San Diego-Tijuana region has established a unique model for that collaboration.

Amniotic fluid and breast milk can be flavored by the food a mother eats. And memories of these flavors are formed before birth. That could result in preferences for these foods or odors for a lifetime.

Chula Vista's Parks and Recreation Department received a $50,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente for a program to teach low-income elementary school children how to swim.

One Book, One San Diego for Kids is back for 2012! The Secret Message is the children's book companion to Sky of Red Poppies. One Book’s Linda Salem caught up with the book’s award-winning author Mina Javaherbin at her home in Southern California and I asked her what message she has for her young readers.

Two teams independently discover a way to turn ordinary human skins cells into stem cells with the same characteristics as those derived from human embryos, a breakthrough that could open the door for advanced medical therapies.

While the report offers up the largest public disclosure of CIA methods and tactics since the Iran-Contra hearings, some 36 pages were partially redacted and another 30 were completely blacked out. That leads some people to ask whether the missing sections could be covering up abuses the public hasn't even heard about yet.

Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, gained notoriety as one of the country's first modern-day terrorists — one who eluded capture for 18 years. Now, the federal government is auctioning off his possessions online. The sale has prompted a debate over the ethics of awarding further celebrity to criminals.

Having a healthy baby takes a bit of work and awareness. Birth defects, if they are severe, can affect not only the baby but the whole family for the rest of their lives. And the costs can be enormous.