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Recently, Youth Radio commentator Arash Afghahi has become more interested in events outside the U.S. — and in Iran. Afghahi is Iranian, and even though his parents left the country before he was born, he still has family there. But it took this summer's election and the protests that followed to capture his interest.

The Swiss company has been named in more than 100 class action, personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits related to the April 20 rig explosion that killed 11 people on its Deepwater Horizon drill rig. Transocean planned to ask a federal court in Houston to cap its overall liability from the incident at less than $27 million.

A body found in a shallow grave Tuesday is believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, whose disappearance led to the arrest of a registered sex offender, authorities said.

At age 53, Abdul Torabi has returned to Afghanistan, his home country. After almost 30 years away, he's helping the U.S. Marines as an interpreter. He says the work allows him to help two countries he loves: America and Afghanistan.

Ruled by the militant Islamists of Hamas, the Gaza Strip is home to almost 2 million Palestinians, most of whom are unable to leave. Recently, Israel has partially eased its economic blockade. But 18 months since Israel's war in Gaza, there has been only limited reconstruction.

The President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Pacelle, joins us today to talk about the biggest threats currently facing animals in the U.S. We also speak to Pacelle about his new book "The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them."

Scientists hope a new DNA database for dogs will help track — and prosecute — people who breed dogs to fight. But advocates say there's a risk that the DNA records could be used against the dogs, or against people who adopt them.

We know, we know... it'll be hard to leave the beach this weekend. But with a bounty of Culture Lust-approved offerings, like an exhibit by Robert Irwin, The State of Mind Film Invitational, and the quirky-cool Asteroid's Galaxy Tour, you just might have to.

These Days is hosting a debate at 9 a.m. for the candidates running for supervisor in San Diego’s 4th District. That district encompasses a wide area of the City of San Diego. What will decide the race? Join the live chat.

Illinois voters head to the polls Feb. 2 to elect Senate nominees in the Republican and Democratic primaries. Democrats in Illinois could be in trouble because of missteps by the party along with a weak and untested Democratic field. Add to that a strong moderate running away with the nomination on the GOP side.