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While most Haitians say they are Catholic, many practice a faith mixed with Voodoo's tenets of spirit worship and reincarnation. The practice of Voodoo is typically underground, but since last week's earthquake, Haitians are flocking to Voodoo priests and asking for prayers for themselves and their lost loved ones.

We take a look at specific challenges that war veterans face as they try and find normalcy after leaving Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

When climate scientists talked recently about their latest research on global warming, they also responded to questions about the politics surrounding climate change.

Mildred Muhammad says the random murders of 10 people in 2002 were part of an attempt to commit the perfect crime: to kill her and divert suspicion to a crazed gunman. She says she endured emotional and mental abuse throughout her 12-year marriage to John Muhammad and hopes to help other domestic violence victims with her new book, Scared Silent.

As summer winds down and the recession lingers, San Diego's stages are full of comic diversions. The Old Globe, the La Jolla Playhouse, Cygnet Theater and New Village Arts are all running comic plays.

Hear an update on the top stories coming out of the North County, from the safety of the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station to the current status of Kathleen Sterling, a controversial member of the Board of Trustees of Tri-City Hospital. We'll also discuss the budget problems in Oceanside, and the abandonment of the crash tax in that city.

Last night’s One Book, One San Diego event with author Diane Ackerman proved to be a wildly popular ticket-- the security guard urgently waved people away from the JCC’s full parking lot as early as 6:30. The auditorium was packed, many people clutching their well thumbed copies of “The Zookeeper’s Wife.”

If you're born in the U.S.A., you're an American citizen. Some lawmakers, however, plan to challenge that basic assumption. Legislation has been introduced in Congress and a pair of states to deny birth certificates to babies born of illegal-immigrant parents.

In a land where the ground is always frozen, one creature has nourished man both physically and spiritually. Anthropologist Piers Vitebsky discusses The Reindeer People, his book about the Eveny herders of Siberia.

A registered sex offender jailed on suspicion of rape and murder in connection with the disappearance of Poway High senior Chelsea King has been linked to an attack on a jogger in the same northern San Diego park where Chelsea's car was found, a police captain said in remarks reported today.