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San Diego is facing a critical nursing shortage. One issue is more hospitals are requiring nurses to have a bachelor’s degree, but universities lack the capacity to provide them. California legislation is taking aim at community colleges to help meet the demand.

A free job training program in San Diego provides education to adults who want a new or improved career in the Biofuel industry.

Airs Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Antares rocket launch is back on Sunday afternoon, as engineers and spectators look for the rocket to lift off from a launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. The most recent check, at 10 minutes before launch, was positive.

The American public is less likely to believe in global warming than it was just five years ago. Yet, paradoxically, scientists are more confident than ever that climate change is real and caused largely by human activities.

Think about the miles of power lines criss-crossing our modern world. Inspecting them all for signs of wear and tear can be a complicated and expensive process. That's why a group of crafty UCSD engineers built SkySweeper, an elegant little 3D printed robot that could make power line inspection a lot simpler.

As editor, Bradlee led the newspaper to national eminence through charm, drive, instinct and, most notably, an epic confrontation with the Nixon White House. He was 93.

Science magazine has compiled data made available for the first time on Afghan civilian deaths. The magazine’s research shows the number of Afghan civilians killed during the last two years is on the rise.

Congressman Darrell Issa is expected to propose an immigration reform bill that would give temporary legal status to immigrants in the country illegally.

It's a windy Thursday afternoon in Ogdensburg, part of a sprawling rural county in northern New York.