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Americans John Mather and George Smoot (left) have won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics. Their work on cosmic radiation helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the big-bang theory, which holds that the universe was created 13 billion years ago in an unparalleled explosion.

What's the gang world like in America's Finest City? For several months, KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has been compiling a series of reports that she calls San Diego Gang Stories. It explains local gangs through the eyes of the people who come in contact with them. For the next hour, we'll bring you a special report that incorporates this series of Gang Stories.

Learn more about plans to burn down the home of a 54-year-old Escondido man accused of having a bomb factory in his house.

Some of the 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables disclosed by WikiLeaks were about mental health, gastrointestinal problems and a mysterious tumor. Written by American diplomats about Latin American leaders, the messages have a region up in arms.

A new book combines the memories and culinary skills of one Chinese political dissident who lived through the country's Cultural Revolution. Since food was rationed, Sasha Gong learned to cook with whatever she could find. "There's something about humanity," she says. "It's hard to suppress."

Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize for Physics. John Mather and George Smoot were instrumental in building a satellite that measured ancient radiation left over from the creation of the universe. The measurements support the big-bang theory and helped explain why galaxies cluster together in space.

Two weeks ago, Iman al-Obeidi burst into a Tripoli hotel and told journalists that she had been gang-raped by members of forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Now, Obeidi tells her story to NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro and another reporter, the first journalists to independently speak with her in person.

What people experience as a memory problem — or a senior moment — is often really a problem of not paying attention, experts say. There are lots of reasons why brains get sluggish, but doctors say a "cognitive reserve" can help make up for damage that accumulates in an aging brain.

The country’s economic outlook may be improving, but the average time Americans are spending without jobs is now nearly 9 months. Some San Diegans are using their longer-than-expected joblessness to make some big changes.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's political genius has been his skill in creating a state that revolves completely around him while claiming that he has no formal role in government and is simply an adviser to the people.