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One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts has died. Wally Schirra was the only man to fly in all three of NASA's early space programs — Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. He was 84.

Pat Launer, KPBS theatre critic, suggests several options for a theatre-filled weekend, including

Ecuador's presidential election is heading for a second round. Sunday's balloting reduced a field of 13 to two men -- one a banana tycoon, the other a left-wing supporter of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.

The tiny town of Potrero east of San Diego first made national headlines this year when many of its residents opposed Blackwater USA's plan to build a military training camp on an old cattle ranch. A

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says a judge's ruling this week supporting past pension benefit increases will not lead to bankruptcy or higher taxes. Judge Jeffrey Barton this week hammered City Attorn

Floyd Landis looks destined to be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory after arbitrators uphold results of a drug test indicating he used synthetic testosterone to fuel a spectacular comeback in renowned race.

For Amir, home is Kabul and in the year 2000 it's a bad time to think of returning because the Taliban has taken control of most of his homeland. The Afghan-born Amir now lives in the U.S. where he has just published his first book. The voice from the past belongs to Rahim Kahn, his father's best friend. Actor Shaun Toub (who also starred in

Just in time for Holiday toy shopping, we get a new look at how gender stereotypes can actually hinder a child's development. We'll speak with the author of PINK BRAIN/BLUE BRAIN about why girls need more Legos and boys need more time away from the computer.

South Korea promises a "compromise solution" in a bid to end a thorny standoff between North Korea and the United States over the North's nuclear ambitions. U.S. officials say they want a diplomatic solution, but won't abandon a 1994 accord in which North Korea agreed to close a nuclear plant it is now moving to reopen. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

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