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Even though South Korean scientists apparently failed to make human embryonic stem cells from cloned human embryos, several teams around the world are still planning to achieve that goal. To do that, they will need a source of human eggs. But those eggs may be hard to come by.

Johnny Carson, who hosted The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992, has died at the age of 79. While the Carson family released few details of his death, it reportedly resulted from complications stemming from emphysema.

has always looked to films from both home and abroad to highlight the best in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cinema. But this year, the festival boasts a particularly international flavor. Sampling FilmOut's 2006 foreign entries is like taking a trip around the globe. So let's begin our travels in Asia with the Taiwanese romantic comedy,

Gang-related violence in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has claimed nearly 200 lives in the last week. Now a police crackdown on the violence is raising alarms. Officers are accused of rounding up suspects, shooting them in cold blood and burying the victims in mass graves. Human-rights advocates claim innocent people are being killed and fear police are carrying out reprisal killings.

Film actors Guy Pearce and Ray Winstone play men on opposite sides of the law in the new Australian western, "The Proposition" (opening May 19 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas). But director, John Hillcoat, refuses to paint these characters in black and white. KPBS film critic Beth Accomando speaks with the filmmaker about making a western down under.

German filmmaker Tom Tykwer won a cult audience in 1999 with

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Next week, San Diego voters will face Proposition N. The $870 million school bond would help the San Diego Community College District pay for new facilities and equipment on its three campuses. Critic

The average Californian buys almost eight prescription drugs each year. Yet, many don't shop around. A Full Focus investigation found that some stores charge twelve times more for the exact same medic