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San Diegans will soon weigh in on a proposed 500-foot sculpture for San Diego’s Navy Pier called Wings of Freedom. But the sculpture’s design has curious origins.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen wincing shortly after piloting a hang glider on national TV. The Kremlin is downplaying reports that he's suffering from back pain. The 60-year-old leader has cultivated a macho image by riding a horse bare-chested in Siberia and diving to an archaeological site in the Black Sea.

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, May 20 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The Tilt hits the stage, lead by Jesse Malley, breathing life into organic rock and blues with flawless guitar-picking and soul wrenching vocals. Then next up, Dead Feather Moon, a rock and old country band. These Vista natives combine alt-country rock with elements of blues and psychedelia for “in your face” honest music.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and a number of Greek incumbents in parliament became the latest victims of growing frustration among voters across Europe over the ongoing debt crisis and widespread austerity measures. President-elect Francois Hollande has promised France a "fresh start."

This Culture Lust weekend, check out surf on a stage, spend some time in the mind of artist John Antoski, and do the tight rope with Janelle Monáe.

A veterans' group is delivering 5,000 petitions to MCRD San Diego and other Marine Corps recruiting stations around the country, calling on the Corps to stop sponsoring the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). They say the UFC is sexist, racist, and homophobic.

Eugenio Velazquez is not a typical courier busted for smuggling drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Yes, the gingerbread house is still here, and so are magic winter strawberries. But this is a world where young women and small children are delicacies, too. They're fattened for roasting, sliced up for serving, and cut up into stew.

Vice President Joe Biden says his task force on reducing gun violence is facing an unexpected obstacle: slim or outdated research on weapons. Public health research dried up more than a decade ago after Congress restricted the use of some federal money to pay for those studies.

Vice President Joe Biden is getting ready to make recommendations on how to reduce gun violence in the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.