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San Diego police cruisers block streets off in the East Village after a man with a gun is reported being seen in a building on Broadway.

Armed Man Dead After Downtown San Diego SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfire

Police opened fire on an East Village commercial building Wednesday killing an armed, possibly suicidal man holed up in a third-floor room with a semi-automatic rifle.

Lead: Kari Reyes (right) examines the front teeth of her four-year-old daughter, Marisa.

FRONTLINE: Dollars And Dentists

Airs Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Lance Pilgrim with his parents, Randy and Judy, at the pre-deployment ceremony at Fort Sill, Okla., in January 2003.

A Soldier's Battle Lost After Returning Home

Spc. Lance Pilgrim was among the first Army troops to enter Iraq in March 2003. Eventually, he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and died from an accidental overdose in 2007 at the age of 26.

Obama Asks Fresh War Powers, Says Islamic State Group 'Going To Lose'

President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorists who are cutting a swath across the Middle East.

Mashup of images: President Barack Obama, 2012/ Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 2012.

FRONTLINE: The Choice 2012

Airs Friday, October 26, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Protesters demonstrate outside a McDonald's in Chicago. Hundreds of workers from McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wendy's and other fast-food chains were expected to walk off their jobs Thursday to push the companies to pay their employees at least $15 an hour, according to labor organizers.

Across The Country, Fast-Food Workers Rally For $15-An-Hour Pay

Union organizers say workers need a liveable wage and that their campaign to win them is gaining momentum, but the industry says higher wages would increase the cost of fast food.

Brain Scan - CAT Scan and MRI scan in color.

NOVA: Mind Of A Rampage Killer

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

POV: Racing Dreams

Airs Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

This adaptation of the famous Charles Dickens novel follows the virtuous Little Nell Trent, played by Sophie Vavasseur (left), and her shop-owner grandfather, legendary actor Sir Derek Jacobi (right), as they endure tragic misfortunes that lead to the loss of their beloved curiosity shop.

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: The Old Curiosity Shop

Airs Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Vince Cameron has worked the docks at the Port of Jacksonville for more than three decades. If the city doesn't deepen the port, he says, a new breed of massive cargo ships will instead go to Savannah, Ga., or Charleston, S.C.

Jacksonville Split Over Joining A Southern Port Dredging Frenzy

Jacksonville, Fla., is racing to find funds to deepen its port. If it can't accommodate newer, bigger cargo ships from Asia, the city says, it will lose out to Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C.

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