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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at RECon 2010, the International Council of Shopping Centers' annual global retail real estate convention, at the Las Vegas Convention Center May 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

California University To Allow Media At Palin Event

After months of requests from reporters, a California university has agreed to allow members of the media to attend a fundraiser next week featuring Sarah Palin.

Tensions Rise At Border As Dominican Republic Begins Deporting Haitians

Dominican forces are expelling Haitians everyday, part of an ongoing plan to deport people without papers who have been living on the wrong side of the border for years.

Nikita, adopted from a Massachusetts animal shelter, stars in “Partners For Life,” an upcoming episode of the PBS series SHELTER ME. Worcester County Sheriff's Department in central Massachusetts turned to Sterling Animal Shelter when there wasn't enough money in the budget to replace its retiring tracking dogs. The department covers 60 towns, a prison and a million people. With drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts rising, including 1,200 last year, the department needed a good drug detection dog. Sheriff Lewis G. Evangelidis sent Lt. Tom Chabot to find a shelter dog that was young, friendly, enthusiastic, smart and free. Chabot came back with Nikita.

SHELTER ME: Partners For Life

Airs Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

The seat where Marne Foster sat during San Diego Unified School Board meetings before resigning sits empty, Feb. 16, 2016.

13 Being Vetted To Finish Foster's Term On San Diego School Board

The board could decide by next week on a replacement for Marne Foster, who resigned after pleading guilty to receiving financial gifts over the legal limit.

Filmmaker Hamid Benamra and Collagist Mustapha Boutadjine

Film Review: 'Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams'

Documentary Screening At 3rd Annual San Diego Arab Film Festival

Review: The Grateful Dead, 'Fare Thee Well'

A double-length collection of high points from the group's summer shows demonstrates how the Dead's songs can actually live and breathe when the conditions are right.

Snap, Crackle, Kale: The Science Of Why Veggies Spark In The Microwave

Online sources suggest cooking vegetables in the microwave for a quick and easy dinner. But microwaving veggies can get a little bit explosive. Who knew kale chips could offer a lesson in physics?

Actor Abraham Attah attends the Academy Awards in a tux and Toms footwear.

Toms Shoes A Hit At Oscars, But Does Shoe Giveaway Hit The Mark?

The for-profit company gives a free pair of shoes to a poor child for every pair a consumer buys. Is that a good idea?

Young South Koreans in the Hongdae neighborhood of Seoul, the weekend following North Korea's latest announcement of a nuclear test.

For Young South Koreans, The North's Nuclear Test Is Barely A Blip

As the world refocuses its attention on North Korea after the rogue nation's fourth nuclear test, in neighboring South Korea, day-to-day life has barely been affected.

Photo Exhibit 'Mexican Seas' At Birch Aquarium Merges Art, Science

The exhibit opened Friday at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, with the photography and research designed to inspire ocean stewardship.

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