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On Cygnet Theater's Dying City and Uncivilized Audience Behavior

San Diego merchants are bracing for lots of visitors this weekend as the Christmas shopping season hits full stride. KPBS Reporter Erik Anderson has details.

The San Diego Unified School District is facing a potential leadership overhaul. That's because three of the five San Diego school board members are up for reelection next week. One of the seats up f

The main route of transmission of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus seems to be similar to seasonal influenza, via droplets that are expelled by speaking, sneezing or coughing.

Global climate change is likely to trigger humanitarian disasters and political instability that will have a major impact on U.S. national security, a top intelligence official told Congress on Wednesday. A new assessment by the National Intelligence Council treats climate change as a security threat.

When AIG stunned the global economy by nearly collapsing last year, the insurance giant was being regulated by dozens of agencies in the U.S. Lawmakers eyeing an overhaul of the financial system say that's far too many, but politics makes reducing the number almost impossible.

How accurate is the reporting of scientific discoveries in the media today? We'll look at the role of the media in reporting important stories like global warming and stem cell research to the public.

Why did the San Diego Unified School District delay its announcement about the finalists to become the next superintendent? We speak to the president of the city school district about the district's search for a new superintendent.

In Southeast Asia, an alarming number of women and children suffer severe or disabling burns. Dr. Chandini Perera, one of only six plastic surgeons in Sri Lanka, says burnings are closely tied to poverty, domestic violence and neglect. She wants to remove the stigma associated with burnings and empower victims to reenter society.

U.S. officials report a drone strike has killed Atiyah al-Rahman, al-Qaida's second-in-command. But attacks connected by the organization continue. Terrorism experts Peter Bergen and Omar Ashour share their analysis on the current state of al-Qaida worldwide.