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Judge Holds Off Final Ruling on Convention Center Financing Case

A San Diego Superior Court judge today delayed a final decision on the legality of the plan to finance a planned expansion of the downtown convention center.

The Daily Beast editor-in-chief Tina Brown plans to leave the website to produce live forums on news topics.

Tina Brown To Leave The Daily Beast

Celebrity editor Tina Brown announced Wednesday that she's leaving the news and opinion website to launch her own media company. She has been a regular guest on Morning Edition. Brown plans to produce live forums on news topics.

Third-grader Kassim West last July at Walter G. Smith Elementary School, one of more than 20 Philadelphia public schools that closed at the end of the school year.

Kids Pay The Price In Fight Over Fixing Philadelphia Schools

This is the first in a three-part report on Philadelphia schools in crisis.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters during an election rally for his Justice and Development Party, or AK Party. Critics are concerned that the party could win a two-thirds majority in Parliament, which would allow them to rewrite the constitution without input from secular forces or the public.

Turkey's Ruling Party Poised For Election Victory

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party is expected to win a third term in power Sunday, thanks to improvements in housing and health care. Opposition leaders hope to prevent the party from winning a two-thirds majority, which would allow it to rewrite the constitution essentially without constraint.

The Caliente advertisement on the side of the historic California Theater dates back to the 1960s. It may be painted over soon. Photo by: Pamela Schreckengost

Caliente Sign On California Theater May Disappear

A vintage ad for a Tijuana racetrack has occupied the side of the derelict California Theater in downtown San Diego since the 60s. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says it may disappear to make way for a beer advertisement.