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The fate of a move to allow hearsay evidence in court is being decided in Chicago, Ill. The namesake of the so-called "Drew's law," Drew Peterson, stands accused of murdering his third wife and is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife.

The Department of Veterans' Affairs has just eased the rules by which veterans can document stressors contributing to PTSD. The new regulations will lead to more disability claims and are applicable to all veterans. We explore the ramifications of the new regulations and what treatment is available for veterans in San Diego.

A majority of San Diego County students aren't meeting minimal standards of physical fitness. That's according to the latest results of the California Physical Fitness Test. KPBS reporter Beth Ford

Brain specialists and sports doctors are worrying more about the long-term effects of concussions, especially because millions of kids engage in sports that put them at risk of repeated head injury. Researchers are trying to devise simple ways to determine whether a person has a concussion. One test involves a hockey puck on the end of stick.

As if air travel over the Thanksgiving holiday isn't tough enough, it could be even worse this year: Airports could see even more disruptions because of a loosely organized Internet boycott of full-body scans.

Zhang Yimou Goes Blood Simple

People with drug and alcohol problems often times have unhealthy sex lives. Many engage in unsafe sex while under the influence. Kenny Goldberg talks about a local recovery program that teaches hea

Audiophiles talk about sound equipment and listening to music as if it were a religious experience. But in this time of iPods and MP3 players, such devotees of sound are harder and harder to find.

The Obama administration may be trying to mount a case against digital finger-imaging of federal food assistance applicants, a practice four states are implementing in order to combat fraud. Anti-hunger workers say it discriminates against the country's poor.

What are the benefits and downsides of synthetic biology? We'll explore the ethical issues that arise as part of our monthly ethics segment.