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At Coral Way, the children of political refugees fleeing Cuba in the 1960s were not only expected to learn English, but also expected to remain fluent in Spanish and hold on to their culture. Today's students can read, speak and write in both languages.

Who were the big winners and losers in yesterday's primary election? Host Tom Fudge is joined by KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner, and political science professor Carl Luna to analyze the r

Partnership to focus on marine sources to combat bioweapons.

San Diego public school students posted gains on state standardized tests last year, despite a district budget that's been slashed by more than $300 million over the past few years.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced that the country will no longer seek to build 14 more nuclear plants. He also convinced the operators of a plant west of Tokyo to suspend operations. Kan's decisions came after an unusual number of public demonstrations.

Secret recordings of hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam allowed prosecutors to demonstrate his intent to break the law and helped lead to his conviction on insider trading charges. The verdict sent a powerful message to prosecutors: Use more wiretaps to build business fraud cases.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the classic young adult books featuring boy inventor Tom Swift. A convention will be held in San Diego, and will include live radio dramas based on the books. Culture Lust's Angela Carone went to a rehearsal and brought back this audio postcard.

Peter Spiegelman worked on Wall Street for 20 years before becoming a writer. In his new novel, Thick as Thieves, he brings that Wall Street experience to stories of capers, heists and double crosses.

Twelve Democratic and Republican lawmakers will have until Thanksgiving to figure out how to slash $1.5 trillion from the federal budget. If their plan isn't adopted by Congress, some very unpopular cuts will be automatically enacted. So what are their odds of success?

China is criticized for being the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, but a new report shows that a quarter of that is emitted while making things for Western consumers. Researchers say that climate policy must account for emissions resulting from trade.