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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.

Why is the game of baseball is often referred to as "America's national past time"? We speak to baseball historian Harry Katz about his new book, Baseball Americana, which chronicles the early days of baseball in the late 18th century up to the current game that's played today.

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.

The president and CEO of San Diego-based Project Concern International explains how lack of water access destroys societies in developing countries. We ask George Guimaraes how his organization approa

I will confess upfront to a love for Japanese anime -- mainly because in Japan animation is treated not as a kids' genre but rather as a stylistic choice. I enjoy far more anime than I do American animation, but that's also because there's just so much more to choose from in anime. This year, there were a couple of good American animated films,

As part of our monthly segments on ethics in science and technology, we'll look at the controversy over researchers studying crime up close and personal.

We're coming up on the last weekend before the Holidays begin. The last weekend before family gatherings, decorating, present shopping and Holiday parties crowd your agenda. So, how about something completely different: maybe accordians, puppets, art shows on loading docks. We'll be talking about unusual and interesting ways to fill up the weekend, while you're stomach's not yet filled up with too much food.

Many younger people have very nuanced ideas about Internet privacy. They post deeply personal information on social networking sites, but understand and use various privacy locks so only certain people can see their profiles.

San Diego retailers are pushing big Fourth of July sales, especially in big ticket items like cars and furniture. But is anybody buying? We'll check in on retail sales and consumer confidence with retail expert George Whalin.

Sub-Saharan Africa still doesn't produce enough food to feed its own people. Millions of Africans are chronically malnourished, and the region has become perennially dependent on international food aid. Experts say a solution to Africa's overall food problems is still a long way off.