Search results for

The Tea Parties started as an anti-big government, anti-tax movement -- T-E-A stands for "Taxed enough already?" But Tea Partiers have another pressing concern -- an obsession, really -- the United States Constitution. And they believe the Constitution is being subverted by President Obama and the Democratic Congress.

The University of Akron said it could ask new workers for a DNA sample to run background checks. But an anti-discrimination law that went into full effect Nov. 21 prevents employers from requiring workers to share genetic information.

A new bi-national border task force that aims to reshape US and Mexican border policy meets for the first time in San Diego tomorrow. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

The Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan comes as the group's actions reach new levels of brutality. Michele Norris talks with Scott Peterson of the Christian Science Monitor, who is in Kabul. Peterson says this "new" Taliban is borrowing tactics, such as suicide bombings and beheadings, from al-Qaida.

The number of teenagers who say they text-message daily has shot up to 54 percent from 38 percent in just the past 18 months, a new report finds. The typical American teenager sends 50 texts a day. Teachers worry the texting trend will hurt their students' interpersonal communication skills.

Crime shows like CSI showcase glamorous detectives who use high-tech gadgets and forensic science to bring criminals to justice. Full Focus explores the show’s effect on juries and criminal trials.

Certain sounds played while people napped helped them remember information associated with those sounds once they woke up, say researchers at Northwestern University.

San Diego is home to famous "UFO religions" such as Heaven's Gate in Rancho Santa Fe and the Unarius Academy of Science in El Cajon. A local author identifies these groups as part of a changing trend

American trust in their government is low, but that's nothing new. The roots of government distrust run deep: After all, the U.S. government was formed in revolt against the all-powerful British monarch.

Manga Tells All Kinds of Stories