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The NASA rover Spirit extends its robotic arm to further explore the surface of Mars, seeking physical evidence that water once flowed over the planet's surface. A careful analysis of the soil near Spirit's landing site may provide that evidence. So far the mission is a success for NASA's engineers. Now the science team is awaiting big results. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

My Brother is an Only Child is based on a novel by Antonio Pennacchi, entitled Il Fasciocomunista. Luchetti insists that his film doesn't take a political…

Lost Audio, Lost Homes, Lost Lives

What's it like being a Christian woman living in the Muslim country of Pakistan? We speak to Rubina Feroze Bhatti about the challenges women and Christians face in Pakistan, and what kind of change she hopes to create by sharing these stories.

In her first in-depth interview, Roxana Saberi, who spent four months in an Iranian prison, talks about the events leading to her arrest, why she gave a false confession to the Iranian authorities that she was a spy, and what ultimately kept her going.

San Diego's before and after school programs will get an extra $5 million in state funding this year. District officials say more than one hundred campuses will benefit from the hefty increase. KPBS r

How far have we come in terms of accepting and understanding mental illness as a society? It is estimated that self-stigma keeps 50 to 60 percent of individuals with mental health challenges from getting treatment. We'll discuss a new initiative launched by San Diego County's department of Mental Health Services that aims to educate San Diegans about mental illness.

As part of our series on America's national parks, we'll talk about the importance of parks for communities.

If the current economic hard times are getting you down, Poppy's unflappable optimism may be just what you need to cheer you up. Nothing seems to get Poppy down. As the film opens, her commuter bike is stolen and she casually laughs it off. She giggles almost incessantly, always has something nice to say even to surly strangers, and manages a positive attitude in the face of anything. Her relentless cheeriness, though, can get annoying to those who don't share her bright-eyed enthusiasm for life. Take Scott (Eddie Marsan), her driving instructor. He hates life and most of the people in it. Scott takes Poppy's sunny disposition as an inability to take anything seriously. Each of their driving sessions proves to be a clash of personalities with neither one willing to budge.

Student aid continues to grow, but there is still a large gap between the price of college and family incomes. Small increases in tuition, paid on top of student aid, is enough to convince some families that they can't afford to send a child to school.