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A trip by Iran's supreme leader to the holy city of Qom is meant to demonstrate that Iran's top clerics continue to support him. The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was openly criticized after aligning with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following last year's tumultuous elections.

It's been one week since a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in China. Monday marks the first of three days of mourning that will be observed for the victims.

California could be the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana if Proposition 19 passes this November. The initiative would make recreational use of marijuana legal and allow cities and counties to tax and regulate the sale of the drug. We'll discuss details of the initiative and the KPBS documentary about Prop. 19 called "The Marijuana State," set to broadcast Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. on KPBS Television.

San Diegans are among some of the first in the country to test drive an all electric car.

The U.S. Attorney General has finally broken his silence on Proposition 19, which would legalize all manner of marijuana use and marijuana cultivation in California. As I suspected, the feds said they will not look the other way and ignore federal law that bans marijuana use.

When he was an undergrad, the director of "Rushmore" and "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," published a short story in a University of Texas literary magazine. Its newest editor has made it available online. Is that a good thing?

Between the breasts and bright orange gourds of October, fall is a fruitful time for the Arts & Culture scene. If you're not hoppin' on over to House of Blues for Frightened Rabbit or jammin' with the fam this Saturday at NCM, get your weekend cultural quota during Fruit of the Soul.

Even with the drilling ban lifted, business owners along the Gulf of Mexico say it could take months or even years for them to recover. One expert says the region has lost at least 10,000 jobs directly due to the moratorium. In Port Fourchon, oil and gas companies have moved out much of their equipment.

Krystal Ball is a Democrat running for Congress from Virginia, but she has landed on the national stage for reasons even she says she wished had remained private. Whoever put risque pictures of her on the Internet is playing a classic game, she charges: making a woman look bad for doing things that a man most likely wouldn't be criticized for.

Artist Charlie White's multi-year project "The Girl Studies" explores teenage girl culture in the most unexpected ways. We'll talk with the photographer and filmmaker who's work is currently on view a the San Diego State University Art Gallery.