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Florida's House joins the Senate in passing legislation that would allow — or require — teachers to present alternate theories of how life evolved. Proponents say the issue is academic freedom. But critics say the bills would introduce religion into public schools.

Why did First Lady Michelle Obama visit San Diego this week? We speak to reporter Tom Fudge about the First Lady's plan to end childhood obesity.

Teen Critic Says Nothing Beats the Original

The outcry from the late January deaths of 15 young people in Juarez has led President Felipe Calderon to pledge to pump millions of dollars into civic programs in what's become one of the deadliest cities in the world.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders joins us to talk about his revised budget proposal, and the recent deal to reform the retiree health care system. Sanders also discusses the push to expand the convention center, and efforts to build a new stadium for the Chargers.

The decision to fire Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod — an action that has now been rescinded — is clearly part of a larger debate about discrimination and race in the public sphere. It's also evidence that hopes Barack Obama would lead the country into a "post-racial" future have thus far gone unrealized.

Some positive corporate earnings reports and upbeat retail sales figures have bolstered Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assessment that the economy is on the road to recovery. But many analysts aren't ready to say the economy is healthy

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, expected to testify at back-to-back Senate hearings, vowed to give the federal agency that regulates oil drilling "more tools, more resources, more independence and greater authority" in the wake of the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.

The San Diego Foundation for Change funds and supports community led efforts promoting social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. The organization's new executive director ho

Airs Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV