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  • In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, Syrians protest against the regime of President Assad, in the coastal town of Banias, Syria, on Thursday.
    30 Killed In Syria Protests, Rights Group Says
    Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, a sign that President Bashar Assad is prepared to ride out a wave of rapidly escalating international outrage. The U.N. said it's sending a team into Syria to investigate, and the EU reached a preliminary agreement to impose an arms embargo, a travel ban and an asset freeze on 13 members of Assad's regime.
  • Grier Says San Diego Unified Unlikely to Secure Special Stimulus Funds
    San Diego Unified School Superintendent Terry Grier says the district may not be eligible for more federal stimulus money because the school board doesn't support linking student test scores to teacher performance.
  • Flames Of Protest: The History Of Self-Immolation
    More than 100 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009 to protest Chinese rule, according to Tibetan advocacy groups. Self-immolations in Tunisia and Vietnam also gained international attention, but the motives and effectiveness of the practice are widely debated.
  • German Exhibit Reveals Secret Spy Photos
    Marking the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, photographer Simon Menner has exhibited pictures he found deep in the archives of East Germany's secret police. They provide a glimpse of the flip side of surveillance — a rare view of the watchers, rather than the watched.
  • Spray high over Iguaçu Falls, on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, creates a rainbow. The Falls, one of the wonders of the natural world, symbolizes the power of falling water as a potential source of clean energy.
    Earth: The Operators' Manual
    Airs Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • A box of Tdap vaccinations is displayed on a table during a health fair August 11, 2010 in Vallejo, California. California medical officials are urging California residents to get booster shots for whooping cough as the state is in the midst of the largest outbreak in over fifty years.
    Ethical Concerns Over Whooping Cough Vaccine
    An investigation by the Watchdog Institute and KPBS has found that the two leading global makers of whooping cough vaccines have funded expert groups that recommend vaccine policy on the disease to government agencies.
  • Cameron Todd Willingham — convicted of the Dec. 23, 1991 capital murder of his three children in a fire — waits for guards to take him back to his cell on death row in Livingston, Texas, days before his execution on Feb. 17, 2004.
    FRONTLINE: Death By Fire
    Airs Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • President Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, seen here in August 2009, have little to laugh about now. The protests and uncertainty in Egypt pose a foreign policy dilemma for Washington: stick with the Mubarak government or back the pro-democracy movement?
    In Egyptian Uprising, A Tale Of Two Risks For U.S.
    The democratic process, if allowed to run its course, could bring to power a new government unsupportive of U.S. priorities. But if blocked, the outcome could be equally damaging to U.S. interests.
  • Jessica Dias, an associate research specialist at University of Wisconsin in Madison, removes embryonic stem cells from deep freeze to be thawed before being worked on. The university's scientists, who were the first to experiment with finding cures to neurological and muscular diseases through stem cell research, hope to receive federal funding for their work.
    Reflecting On A Decade Of Stem Cell Research
    It's been more than 10 years since scientists first showed it is possible to grow embryonic stem cells. Despite political wrangling over the years, scientists have made advances in basic research. Still, there is a ways to go before stem cells can be used to treat disease.
  • Jessica Dias, an associate research specialist at University of Wisconsin in Madison, removes embryonic stem cells from deep freeze to be thawed before being worked on.
    Reflecting On A Decade Of Stem Cell Research
    Some say they hold the potential for medical miracles. Others claim they are a moral abomination. Either way, human embryonic stem cells captured headlines during the past decade in a way few areas of scientific research have before.
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