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New homebuilding reached a 4 1/2 year high in December, welcome news for an industry that lost 2 million jobs during the downturn. Despite those job losses, the sector is experiencing a labor shortage in some parts of the U.S.

Homebuilding Is Booming, But Skilled Workers Are Scarce

The construction industry in the U.S. is staging a comeback. In one indicator, the Commerce Department announced Thursday that new homebuilding has reached its highest level in 4 1/2 years.

Lillian Hellman: A 'Difficult,' Vilified Woman

A fierce playwright, a fiery socialist and a pioneering feminist, Lillian Hellman lived unapologetically. But today she's remembered as a fabulist and a rabble-rouser — if she's remembered at all. A new Hellman biography, A Difficult Woman, hopes to set the record straight.

Alan Shull attends a job fair in Portland, Ore., on April 24.

Economists: Romney's 12 Million Jobs Target Realistic, Even If He Loses

As the election draws closer, the economy and jobs remain top issues in the presidential race.

In <em>Lone Survivor</em>, Mark Wahlberg (left) stars as former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, who was the lone survivor of a mission in Afghanistan in 2005.

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: On Survival

In the latest edition of Word of Mouth, NPR's Steve Inskeep gets recommendations from Daily Beast editor Tina Brown on the subject of survival.

San Diego Youth Speak Out On How Budget Cuts Hurt Their Chances For Success

Tonight, a group of young people will ask the City of San Diego's Human Relations Commission to speak louder for the well being of children, and say their lives are hard hit when decision makers vote to raise bus fares, cut sports programs and close the libraries that are their only access computers.

Review: 'Shame'

"Shame" (opened December 9 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas) is not to be confused with either Ingmar Bergman's introspective 1960s film or the underappreciated 1980s genre film from Australia, all of which share the same name

Host Nan Sterman shares tips on how to grow your own edibles with a young gardener and family.

A GROWING PASSION: Growing Your Own

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. If you’ve ever wondered if you could grow your own vegetables, we’ ll show you that you can. From starting seeds and seedlings, to gardening with children, to building your own raised bed, host Nan Sterman shows how experts and novices grow edibles.

Chef Charlie Palmer, Aureole New York Kitchen

Julia Child: Cooking With Master Chefs: Charles Palmer

Airs Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Adam Traub of The Burning of Rome shouts into a megaphone.

The Quasi-Controlled Madness That is The Burning of Rome

See video and interviews of San Diego's own megaphone-toting rock band The Burning of Rome.

Could it all be wrong? Some scientists say calorie counts are too inaccurate to be trusted.

Calorie Counts: Fatally Flawed, Or Our Best Defense Against Pudge?

Eat 200 calories of baby carrots, and you're going to be doing a lot more chomping than if you eat 200 calories of gummy bears. Any dieter can tell you that. So can a 200-calorie photo shoot that's making the rounds on the Internet this week. But when it comes to losing or maintaining weight, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, right?

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