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The nationwide movement might target Wall Street and financial institutions, but it's playing out on the streets of big cities across America. This presents particular challenges for mayors, who are struggling to strike a balance between civil rights and law and order.

The financial crisis gripping Greece is having a major impact on the country's young people. A two-tier labor market that favors the older generation and draconian austerity measures have triggered a record high jobless rate among those under 35.

Science and religion seem to involve very different ways of seeing the world. But polls indicate many scientists do believe in God. How can people whose profession requires skepticism and empirical re

Superheroes and fans have packed up and left town, as another Comic-Con comes to a close. The world’s largest pop culture convention drew big crowds again this year, including many men and women with disabilities. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says comics’ relatable characters and Comic-Con’s disabled services are part of the appeal.

What were the highlights from President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address? We speak to a White House correspondent, a pair of local congressmen, and a political science professor about the speech.

Biologist Scott Hatch says the seabirds on an island in Alaska's Prince William Sound show a surprising amount of flexibility in how they respond to the changing environment. Well-fed kittiwakes produced more offspring, while those that didn't breed lived longer.

UCSD beat UCLA and more than 200 other graduate schools for the top five doctoral programs in the nation.

When it comes to climate change, some look at the facts presented and see a coming catastrophe, while others see a hoax. This difference in interpretation, social scientists say, has more to do with each individual's existing outlook than with the facts.

Paul Otellini says the U.S. needs to do more than attract more investment and the right kind of human capital to spur job growth. To compete with Asia, he says, the government needs to give companies more tax incentives to build factories.

The Transportation Security Administration plans to install 150 new whole-body scanners in airports. Opponents of the machines say they violate passengers' privacy, but supporters say they actually aren't all that invasive — and they're our best weapon against future attacks.