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San Diego School officials plan to balance their budget by laying off 1,300 school workers, including 500 teachers. The rest are nurses, librarians, counselors and classroom assistants.

Airs Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

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.

Doctors and lawyers, steel workers and bus drivers joined in labor unrest that spread across Egypt on Thursday, adding momentum to opposition protests amid renewed threats of a government crackdown.

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.

MoPA Pairs Exhibit with Insect Movies

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.

Award-Winning Director Dies at 86

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.

Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film