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Hearty applause often signals huge support and approval. But that's not necessarily so in politics. At the State of the Union, for instance, it could denote unity — or signify nothing.

As more preteens crave an online social hub of their own, websites are cropping up to serve them. Common Sense Media offers a guide to some of the options.

Airs Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

USS Boxer Sailor Surprises Daughter with Reunion (Video)

Airs Monday, May 5, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

San Diego has regained about half of the tens of thousands of jobs lost during the financial collapse. The region's jobless rate hovers just below 10 percent, but a recent Gallup Poll survey found California has one of the highest underemployment rates in the country.

A Blogger Responds to the President

Peter Heller's novel follows protagonist Hig and his dog in a world ravaged by an epidemic and overrun with barbaric thugs. But its fragmented, poetic narrative — complete with a somewhat unconvincing love story — goes a long way toward dealing with the devastation.

Airs Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Aug. 18 at 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. on KPBS TV