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The pharmaceutical industry has been locked in a fierce political battle with consumer groups in California, over the best way to provide prescription drug discounts to low-income residents. KPBS Heal

President Bush and his aides ponder their course of political action as the administration seeks to recover from Friday's indictment of a senior White House official and the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.

Kevin Willmott, an independent filmmaker who maintains his steady income by teaching film, creates a thought-provoking faux documentary with

Afghan-American photographer Masood Kamandy discusses his effort to create a four-year bachelor's degree program in photography at Kabul University in Afghanistan.

Many residents in south Florida may face power outages for a month or longer as a result of Hurricane Wilma. Damage in the area is now being assessed: Citrus growers report crop losses from the high winds, and storm damage kept the Miami Airport closed until late Tuesday.

opens with Rosie (Emilia Fox), a lovely and pregnant young woman, traveling on a train and dreaming about a beautiful country home. But at the station shes arrested for having the bodies of her husband and his lover stashed in her trunk. Jump to 43 years later. Rosie has just been released from prison and shes rechristened herself Grace (now played by Maggie Smith). She arrives as the new housekeeper at the home of a Reverend Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson of

Pani Musquiz carries his presidential campaign sign at World Zombie Walk. (Beth Accomando)

Centuries-old cemeteries hold fascinating history. But too often, they are not treated with reverence. Filmmakers Richard Rivera and Chris Pyle take a haunting look at San Diego’s cemeteries, and re

Steven Zaillian is an Oscar-winning screenwriter (for

American Red Cross President Marsha Evans announces she is stepping down from her post, effective at the end of December. During her tenure, the charity faced criticism over its response to Hurricane Katrina. Evans characterizes her departure as a long-planned retirement, though others at the agency cite problems with communication and coordination.