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The Los Angeles Lakers are back on top...for the fifteenth time in the franchises history. Kobe Bryant and the Lake-show proved their dominance last night as they cruised to a 99 to 86 victory over the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals. In other local sports news, the Padres have a new owner, and have drafted a hot high school prospect from Georgia. And former Chargers Quarterback Ryan Leaf is in the news once again, and once again not in a good way.

The Film's the Thing: Shakespeare on Film

Actor Roger Fan used to perform in San Diego as part of the Asian American Repertory Theater. Now he returns to San Diego to promote his role in the Hollywood film, Annapolis (opening January 27 throughout San Diego). The film is directed by Justin Lin who briefly attended UCSD before graduating from UCLA. Beth Accomando spoke with the young star about the film

Last year Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for playing Truman Capote. This year Capote is the subject of another Hollywood film, this one is from Douglas McGrath and is called

After more than a decade of destruction, the Russian region of Chechnya is now being rebuilt. The new signs of stability are welcome to most Chechens, but human rights groups say the region's pro-Moscow government is using fear and corruption to govern a traumatized population.

Neil Marshall loves horror movies. So when he was crafting his second film, he drew on a trio of movies that had scared him. From

Melissa Block talks with Tracy Manzer, crime reporter for the Long Beach Press Telegram, about the trial of 10 young people charged with assaulting three girls on Halloween night in 2006. Eight of the defendants, who are black, are also being charged with hate crimes against the victims, who are white.

President Bush's call for more science funding comes amid criticism of his administration's approach to scientific research. Scientists say the White House puts ideology first. The president's chief science adviser calls the complaints "irrelevant."

Why is San Diego considered one of the top beer cities in the world? We speak to Greg Koch, from Stone Brewing Company, and Pizza Port's Jeff Bagby.

We talk to a team of KPBS journalists about the work they've done over the last six weeks, research and reporting on the food we eat. Some of what they've found out might surprise you.