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A reception will be held Friday for 52 middle-grade students who co-wrote an oral history about their culturally diverse Encanto neighborhood and had it published as a book.

President Dmitry Medvedev described security at Domodedovo Airport as being in "a state of anarchy," lashing out at airport management a day after the bombing that killed at least 35 people. The use of metal detectors at Domodedovo also was under scrutiny.

Millions of people in southern Sudan hope to soon become citizens of a new country. The New America Foundation's Parag Khanna says the world will be more peaceful if other minority groups worldwide realize their own aspirations for statehood.

How could a proposal to freeze city employees' "pensionable pay" affect San Diego's more than $2 billion pension liability? KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner provides her analysis of the proposal. Plus, Vince Mudd, one of the people behind the failed Prop. D ballot measure, and Councilmember Carl DeMaio share their thoughts on the idea.

How will the Aztecs' football program be affected by the departure of Brady Hoke? Who's likely to replace Ron Rivera as the Chargers' defensive coordinator? We speak to Jay Paris, of the North County Times, about the latest local sports news.

A federal appeals court rules the cross on Mt. Soledad is unconstitutional. But the legal battle is not over. We'll discuss this ruling and talk about some of new laws that take affect in 2011.

At least 30 people have been killed in violence in the disputed region of Abyei along Sudan's north-south divide, officials said Monday. Observers fear the latest unrest could spark more fighting amid an otherwise peaceful and jubilant independence referendum in the south.

The confrontation between Russia and Georgia has created demands by major Western nations that Russia respect Georgian sovereignty. But the nasty ethnic issue at the heart of the local conflict has been obscured by the big-power wrangling.

Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen each claim the oil-rich northern city as their own. Tensions have stalled plans for provincial elections, and some Iraqi leaders say they'd rather shed blood than compromise over Kirkuk's future.

As the Republicans prepare to take over the House this week, they're welcoming almost 90 newcomers into their ranks. Here are eight who are poised to stand out, including South Dakota's Kristi Noem (pictured), freshman class liaison to the GOP House leadership.