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What does the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations think about the future of global security? Was he successful at reforming the U.N.? We'll chat with KPBS political correspondent Gloria Penn

Many analysts suspect that President Bashar al-Assad is losing his grip on power in Syria, and that his fall is now inevitable. But that leaves many difficult questions about what happens the day after. NPR commentator Ted Koppel talks about the tipping point in Syria and what comes next.

Popular dating shows, imperial court dramas, ghost stories and spy shows have largely disappeared from prime-time TV in China. The clampdown on entertainment is part of a wider ideological campaign by Beijing. But the move risks alienating China's largely nonpolitical youth.

We'll hear about plans in the city of Escondido to "embrace diversity," and whether city leaders intend to revise the controversial E-Verify program.

The city of San Diego has paid $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a computer software contractor it fired for missing deadlines that put the project more than a year behind schedule and $16 million over budget.

The spectre of tsunami waves hitting Southern California seemed to be a washout, as the arrival of tsunami surges came and went with only a small impact observed.

Employers cut 533,000 jobs in November — the most in 34 years — pushing the U.S. unemployment rate to 6.7 percent. The new numbers ramp up pressure on federal officials to approve another big stimulus package.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq over the weekend to encourage Iraqi politicians to come to an agreement on forming a government. It has been nearly four months since Iraqis voted, but no party won enough seats to form a government on its own.

Natuzzi Brothers has been selling ice since 1959, but it's having trouble expanding because three big companies now control almost half of the wholesale ice market.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei told cheering crowds in Cairo's Tahrir Square that they were "the owners of this revolution." He also called for "the departure of the regime," but so far there are few signs that President Hosni Mubarak is leaving.