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Tabla player and concert organizer Samir Chatterjee plays alongside flutist Ronu Majumdar at Chhandayan's annual all-night concert in New York City in May.

Another Reason To Skip Sleep: Indian Classical Music

Tabla player Samir Chatterjee organizes annual concerts in New York City that last from early evening until dawn, with music specifically meant to be heard at certain times of day and night.

Violent protests close Oceanside Schools

Middle schools and high schools are closed in Oceanside today and tomorrow. This follows outbreaks of violence during immigration-related protests this week. KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma has more.

Grant Allen, 22, stands in one his 300-acre fields. He planted more than 2 million seeds this year.

Sunflower Power? An Entrepreneur's First Steps

When farmers in Dove Creek, Colo., started planting sunflowers a few years ago, they were motivated by the promise of a decent income. But Jeff Berman, an activist-turned-entrepreneur, told farmers if they grew sunflowers, he'd give them a renewable fuel source.

Master chef Jacques Pépin prepares a perfect veal cutlet.

Essential Pépin: Savory Staples

Airs Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

Sony Victims Face Identity Fraud In Months To Come

More than 100 million Sony Online Entertainment users are at high risk of identity fraud long after their personal data was illegally accessed.

McDonald's plans to open a franchise in the underground shopping mall at Paris' famed Louvre art museum. Critics say even a more upscale than usual McDonald's will not meet the Louvre's standards.

Big Macs To Join Mona Lisa At the Louvre

Plans to open a McDonald's franchise in the forecourt of Paris' Louvre art museum have met with sharp criticism from the French art community, which decries the mixing of low food with high art. Museum officials say the quality McCafe will represent American cuisine at the food court.

Orphaned children are cared for at the Baphumelele Center, which assists people affected by AIDS in South Africa. The Global Fund is short on AIDS funding, preventing it from funding new programs.

What A Lack Of AIDS Funding Could Mean For Africa

The world's largest supporter of AIDS programs says it is well short of its fundraising goals because of the global financial crisis. The announcement by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has raised concern about the future for AIDS patients on World AIDS Day.

A view of the California State Prison at San Quentin, where many death row inmates are awaiting execution.

CA Executions Suspended After September

The California attorney general's office says a shortage of a drug used for lethal injections will temporarily halt state executions after Sept. 30.

Rod Beckstrom, chief executive officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, says the group's plan to sell more specific domains could bring "more clarity [and] more quality" to the internet. The Federal Trade Commission has raised concerns about the plan.

Critics See 'Disaster' In Expansion Of Domain Names

The agency that governs domain categories like .org and .com is forging ahead with plans to sell new names despite some vocal opposition from regulators. For a registration fee of $185,000, applicants could register a suffix like .music or .Nabisco. But that could lead to problems, opponents say.

Sheriff Julie Forester (Elizabeth Shue) asks, "There's what in my lake?" in "Piranha 3D"

Review: 'Piranha 3D'

So Wrong It's Right

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