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Depression is the subject of a new documentary airing on KPBS. The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression explores how depression can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic background. We discuss the disease, its effect on people's lives and the treatments available.

Egyptian voters head to the polls Tuesday in local elections that have been marked by a crackdown by authorities on Muslim Brotherhood candidates. More than 1,000 candidates and supporters have been arrested. The group says fewer than 10 percent of its candidates were allowed onto local ballots.

Last week, the city council voted to take San Diego one step closer to using recycled wastewater for drinking water. We talk to representatives from the San Diego Water Department, and the County Water Authority, about how water reclamation fits into their long-term plans for the region. We also talk to Bruce Reznik, from San Diego Coastkeeper, and a representative from the Orange County Water District.

Some say the Calderon government is incapable of providing basic security for Mexicans, and that the president needs more help fighting the drug cartels. Officials in Washington are trying to figure out how better to help America's southern neighbor.

Fallout from the worst terror attack on U.S. soil continues to reverberate around the world, in politics, the military and religion. Former government officials and policy makers discuss what we've learned nearly ten years later about intelligence, diplomacy, politics and ourselves.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to individuals and organizations. It has been given to 95 individuals and 20 organizations since its inception in 1901. Nearly two dozen of the laureates are from the United States. And an additional six are U.S. organizations.

The ACLU and the City of Vista have settled a lawsuit regarding Vista's day labor ordinance -- the controversial ordinance that took effect last July. It requires people to register with the city befo

Corporations spend millions to attach themselves to the Olympics, getting exclusive rights that they hope will boost the corporate image in return. But they also provide behind-the-scenes perks, like doing athletes' laundry, providing free food and handing out diapers for their children.

A group of meteorologists says global warming probably isn't responsible for an apparent dramatic increase in the strength of extreme storms during the past few decades. The group says that, until 1990, even the best satellite data tended to underestimate the wind speed of storms.