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Pete Seeger, "a tireless campaigner for his own vision of a utopia marked by peace and togetherness," died Monday at the age of 94.

Standing In The Shadow Of Valentino

The New Orleans-based bandleader Alynda Lee Segarra talks about the wide range of political and musical inspirations — from her Puerto Rican background to the Occupy movement and women's rights in India — behind her band's new album, Small Town Heroes.

Carlos Mencia is well-known for his standup humor, which is slyly good-natured and often focuses on race and ethnicity. The 46 year-old Mencia has had a successful series on The Comedy Channel (Mind of Mencia) and draws huge crowds when he tours the country. When he was starting out in the business, he spent a lot of time on college campuses. And he learned pretty quickly that how he talked about the ethnicity he thought he shared with his audience could get him into trouble.

Find out why only some kids in the Poway Unified School District can't attend a new K-8 school in their neighborhood.

You've probably heard a lot about "the Latino voter" or the way companies are trying to win over "the Latino consumer."

Those machines in drugstores and supermarkets that let people check their blood pressure also may be selling people's contact information to insurance companies trolling for new customers.

A San Diego-based neurodiagnostic company has developed what it calls the first reliable blood test for depression.

The San Diego Police Department often has failed to follow its own rules regarding the collection of racial data at traffic stops, saying the community isn't concerned about racial profiling.

Phillip Mado, who once studied in America as one of Sudan's "Lost Boys," returned to South Sudan a couple of months ago after hearing his mother was sick.