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In 1997, a professor and a few medical students at UCSD came up with the idea of starting a free medical clinic in Pacific Beach. This year, the student-run free clinic celebrates its tenth anniversar

Singh built his reputation directing high-end commercials for companies such as Smirnoff, Coke, Pepsi, Levis and Nike, and by making music videos for bands such as REM. In those short, non-linear, non-traditional narrative formats, Singh didn't need compelling content just eye-catching images that could sell a product or a song. In retrospect,

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he supports a new stimulus plan from Congress to blunt the blow the financial crisis has dealt the U.S. economy. Bernanke said weakness could last "some time" unless the economy gets a financial shot in the arm.

South Korean scientists who authored a landmark paper on how to derive stem cell lines from individuals have been embroiled in an ethics scandal over how some of the work was conducted. Tuesday, a U.S. co-author of the paper has called into question the paper's scientific accuracy.

Republican gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner discuss their qualifications to run California in a statewide debate hosted by the California Report.

President Bush makes a surprise stop in Iraq, visiting Anbar province, site of some of the worst violence of the war. It's also an area where U.S. commanders have described progress in recent months. The president is using the trip to make the case that his troop buildout is working.

Three years ago, Congress passed a tax credit worth a dollar for every gallon of biodiesel blended in the United States. The problem: Any blend can qualify, and the producers don't have to be American. That has both U.S. and European producers crying foul.

Two of the leading scientists studying climate change are in San Diego this weekend. They're part of a group of global warming researchers touring the country. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce tel

The Pfizer drug company agrees to pay a $430 million fine and plead guilty to illegal marketing practices, U.S. prosecutors say. The unprecedented fine comes after the company admitted that its Warner-Lambert unit promoted Neurontin, an epilepsy drug, for several unapproved uses. The drug remains a top seller for Pfizer, with 2003 sales of $2.7 billion. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

News that JP Morgan Chase would buy troubled Bear Stearns for a basement price stunned Wall Street. But many Americans were also stunned that the U.S. Federal Reserve took other steps to prevent more damage to the struggling financial institution. Finance expert Alvin Hall updates listeners on the latest financial news, and what it means for consumers.