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Sex abuse victims are urging the public to carefully read newly released records detailing molestation cases dating back decades in local Catholic churches.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and challenger Bill Brady, a Republican, are in a tight race. The state's huge budget deficit and high unemployment are the top issues.

Has anyone ever told you the ending of a movie or book and spoiled it for you? A recent study out of UCSD finds that spoilers actually improve the experience of reading a book or seeing a movie. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says the findings are an affirmation for some, while others find the results downright criminal.

Now that Comic-Con is over the big question remains: Can San Diego keep the convention coming back in the future? One organization has been trying to make space for comic books’ smallest fans.

Foreign-born drivers have about two weeks to show they live in the state of New Mexico or else their driver's licenses will be canceled. It's all part of an effort by Gov. Susana Martinez to prevent fraud in a system that allows illegal immigrants to legally obtain a license.

Thousands of people lined up for the spectacle of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, while merrymakers gathered for massive parades in Philadelphia (above) and in other cities nationwide. President Obama phoned U.S. troops, and the space shuttle crew got a surprise feast.

Over the last four years, more than 35,000 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war. We talk about how the U.S. thirst for illegal drugs is affecting the violence in Mexico. And, we'll discuss the ideas that have been proposed to end the violence.

"The extraordinary good that he did lives on," President Obama said as praise poured in from Democrats, Republicans and overseas leaders for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. The American political icon died late Tuesday at 77.

In 1965, U.S. companies helped start Mexico's manufacturing boom that later paved the way for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In the first of a multimedia series, we look at the industry that is now responsible for about half of all Mexican exports.