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President Obama talks to reporters Sunday in Venice, La., as he visits the Gulf Coast region affected by a massive oil spill.

Obama Says Oil Spill Damage Could Be Unprecedented

President Obama traveled to Louisiana Sunday to assure coastal residents that the government is doing all it can to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He had little good news to offer, though. Oil continues to flow out of control from a wellhead nearly a mile below the surface of the Gulf, and Obama warned it could keep flowing for a long time.

Veterans Hit Hard By Recession

Unemployment is twice as high for veterans compared to the average Californian. The state's unemployment rate is 12.4 percent, but young vets have it worse with one out of four out of work. Many have turned to business, and others are trying to figure out their options. We talk about the reasons why vets struggle to find work, and the programs out there that can help them find jobs or start businesses.

Augie Garcia outside the boarding house where he lived in downtown Guadalajara, Mexico. Set against the backdrop of increased attention to the U.S.-Mexican border, “Lost Souls” explores national identity, the lives of immigrants and what happens after deportees are sent to a homeland they no longer consider home.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)

Airs Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

How The Community Copes After The Deaths Of Two Girls

We'll explore how the community is coping with the deaths of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King.

Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

Peeking Into The Brain To Explain Morality

Does your momma have tell you to do the right thing, or do you just kinda know? How do we form our moral values? Some would argue that religion and philosophy guide us toward morality. But new research into the brain is telling us our moral compass may be more complex and deeply rooted than once thought.

Winning the Nobel Prize

Joe Palca speaks with 2006 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine about their work and what it's like to win the prize.

Science and Comics Meet in the Books of Jim Ottaviani

Jim Ottaviani has merged his love of science with his love of comic books. He has authored numerous non-fiction comic books on scientific figures and events. His latest works explore what he calls "

First Of 33 Trapped Miners Raised To Freedom

After more than two months spent in a dark hole a half-mile underground in Chile, the 33 miners are being brought to the surface by rescuers. The operation is taking place in Chile's Atacama desert.

Protests were held in France earlier this year to show support for death-row inmate Hank Skinner, who had been scheduled to be put to death in March. The Supreme Court granted Skinner a stay of execution. France's ambassador to the U.S. has asked that Skinner, who has a French-born wife, be pardoned.

High Court Weighs Access To Inmate's DNA Evidence

Death row inmate Hank Skinner, found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and stabbing her two adult sons, is set to have his case go before the U.S. Supreme Court. His attorneys say prosecutors have refused to make evidence available for DNA testing.

Virtual Wall Honors Vietnam Vets With Photos, Bios, Letters and More

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