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Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia and Elīna Garanča as Sesto in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito."

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: La Clemenza Di Tito

Airs Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

Fisher's Aztecs Taking On ‘Great Friend’ Menzies' Aggies In First Round Of NCAAs

Steve Fisher's San Diego State Aztecs are in the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight year, earning the No. 4 seed in the West and a matchup against some old friends with 13th-seeded New Mexico State.

Zimmerman Jury Can Consider Lesser Charge, Judge Says

The jury weighing the guilt or innocence of the man accused in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin can consider convicting George Zimmerman on a lesser charge of manslaughter, the judge ruled Thursday morning.

POV: High Tech, Low Life

Airs Monday, July 22, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Some San Diego Voters Head To Polls For City Council District 4 Race

A special election will be held today in which nine candidates are competing to fill the San Diego City Council's vacant District 4 seat.

A 6-foot-long electric eel is basically a 6-inch fish attached to a 5 1/2-foot cattle prod, researchers say. The long tail is packed with special cells that pump electricity without shocking the fish.

A Shocking Fish Tale Surprises Evolutionary Biologists

Unrelated lineages of electric fish all use the same small set of genes to create their voltage, a genetic search shows. Maybe the same genes could one day power pacemakers, bioengineers suggest.

An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, in 2010. A new report questions the U.S. policy of using armed drones abroad to carry out attacks on suspected terrorists.

Report Questions U.S. Policy On Overseas Drone Strikes

The Stimson Center concludes that targeted killing operations may have protected Americans at home, but come at a heavy price abroad.

When Jasmine Uqdah aged out of the foster care system in 2008, she didn't have a job, a checking account or a car. She did have a college acceptance letter — but no money to pay for schooling.

From Foster Care To Freshman Year

Aging out of foster care and into college is a difficult transition that few make successfully. A few states, including Michigan, are now trying to change that.

In California, prisoners with life sentences have recently started to receive parole at much higher rates than in the past. Options Recovery, in Berkeley, Calif., is one of many state facilities seeing an increase in the number of released lifers needing housing and counseling services.

In California, Life With Parole Increasingly Leads To Freedom

Until recently, inmates with life sentences — most for murder — were rarely released from prison, regardless of their behavior. But a 2008 court case and a new governor have changed their odds.

Russia established the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the 18th century. After the Soviet breakup in 1991, Russia and Ukraine shared the naval base. But Russia has now taken the entire base, including Ukrainian ships.

In Crimea, Many Signs Of Russia, Few Of Resistance

Russia's takeover of Crimea extends from the flags over government buildings to passports to the labels on wine bottles. Despite the international criticism, many Crimeans are happy to rejoin Moscow.

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