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Please forgive my absence! I've been on vacation in lovely San Francisco and since my return, I'm searching for my groove.

French people agree Chirac was an energetic and effective leader on the world stage, but indecisive and weak when it came to enacting reforms at home.

More than 100 people held a rally in downtown San Diego on Monday, demanding that state lawmakers make healthcare affordable for everyone. It was the first stop on a statewide tour called the "Road to

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is on a five-day visit to United States. Olmert plans to meet with top administration officials in Washington, and Jewish leaders across the country.

A car bomb explodes outside the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad, killing at least 11 people. Secretary of State Colin Powell promises the Jordanian government that the U.S. will step up security around the compound. Elsewhere in the Iraqi capital, at least two U.S. soldiers are wounded in a gun battle. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Consumer advocates say with the recent approval of a number of cost-saving measures, it’s been a good year for health care reform in California. But advocates say the biggest prize, universal health

Fox News may suggest that shopping during the holidays is your patriotic duty in the war on terror, but the new documentary

Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is dead at 89. His many films included Scenes from a Marriage and Wild Strawberries. Fellow director Woody Allen once called Bergman "probably the greatest film artist ... since the invention of the motion picture camera."

The human heart is a complex organ. We'll talk with San Diego cardiologist Dr. Mimi Guarneri about how to balance all the strains on our heart, from diet to stress to the environment.

Anne Lamott, author of "Bird by Bird," "Traveling Mercies," and "Operating Instructions," has a new work of fiction. "Imperfect Birds" is the third novel Lamott has written about mother and daughter Elizabeth and Rosie, but this time Rosie is a teenager. The novel explores the anxiety of parenting a teenager, especially one that battles addiction.