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"Wild" Bill Donovan, creator of the OSS and credited with creating espionage in this country, was one of the most "exciting and secretive" generals in the U.S. We talk with Douglas Waller, author of a new biography of Donovan.

Federal investigators are contemplating a case against painter Thomas Kinkade and his company. The investigation stems from charges filed by former dealers of the painter, who charge that Kinkade's company used its family-values rhetoric to induce them into opening galleries -- but ruined them financially through unfair business practices. Melissa Block talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Kim Christensen.

Craving Cambodian Pop Music This Weekend?

Hillary Clinton has taken charge at the U.S. State Department. The secretary of State named George Mitchell to be a special envoy to the Middle East and Richard Holbrooke to be a representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The technology company moves to reduce its workforce after posting a profit in the fourth quarter of 2008. IBM won't say how many people it is letting go, but a union official estimates nearly 3,000 jobs were cut.

Blogosphere fad or future of the internet? We don't know, but it's really, really addictive (and kind of creepy). Culture Lust contributor Meredith Hattam takes a whirl on ChatRoulette.

For soldiers, it's basic training. For accountants, it's tax season. For football players, it's summer two-a-days. Coaches, players and parents from two high school football teams — one in New Jersey and one in Philadelphia — sweat it out in the blistering heat in the hope it'll all pay off come fall.

Documentary Focuses on the Passion and Idelaism of a Movement

Airs Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV

The average price of a gallon of gas held fairly steady in San Diego over the weekend. The Utility Consumer's Action Network says it costs $4.62 for a gallon of gasoline. U-CAN's Charles Langley says