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KPBS News Director Michael Marcotte talks with local reporters about the increased risks and journalists face in reporting the news and its effect.

Changing demographics in California predict a 67% increase in seniors, from 6 million to 10 million, in the next 20 years. 2010 will bring a the most significant increase in people over 60 that we've seen so far. What kind of support is most needed for seniors in San Diego? And how do you think San Diego needs to prepare for a significant increase in an older population?

San Diego Democratic Congressman Bob Filner heads the House committee that sets the agenda for veterans care. While Veterans Affairs has received over $43 billion this year alone, some critics have ca

How do you bridge science and society? That's the theme of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science which is taking place in San Diego this week.

The Dark Knight is the follow up film to Batman Begins , the 2005 movie that rebooted the franchise by going back to Batman's origins. That film was…

In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, Big Brown is vying for the rare Triple Crown of horseracing. Scott Simon previews the race with William Nack, ESPN commentator and author of Secretariat: The Making of a Champion.

Despite decades of trying, scientists still haven't developed the perfect lie-detector test. Critics complain of many problems with the current polygraph test, including that it seems to measure anxiety more than honesty.

At one point Vin Diesel, the muscular star of

Rose has tackled issues like workplace harassment, premarital sex and legalizing prostitution. Such frank discussions of sex have been taboo in India, but Rose is changing the boundaries of dialogue.

Documenting Jay: 17-Year-Old Deported