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UC San Diego's Preuss Charter School has made the Top 10 list of America's Best High Schools for 2009. That's based on U.S. News and World Report second annual survey of high schools across the countr

Kenny Goldberg, longtime health reporter for KPBS, received one of the prestigious Kaiser Fellowships in Global Health Reporting for 2009. The annual fellowship, awarded to 16 journalists this year, a

The Environmental Protection Agency gave the go-ahead Tuesday for California to impose stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, setting the stage for a national requirement expected to mirror the state's effort.

There is a growing body of research connecting happiness to volunteerism and contributing to something that is bigger than yourself. In many cases, that means giving to charitable organizations. We discuss why people give and what draws us to give to one group over another.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn't stop the spread of the swine flu virus, saying vaccinations must be the defense against a menace that one report said could infect up to half of the population.

Visiting the city a little more than four years after Hurricane Katrina, the president told a town hall meeting that his administration "will not forget about the Gulf Coast."

As many as 120 million Americans may show symptoms of the H1N1 swine flu as it continues to emerge in the United States this fall, and the illness could kill from 30,000 to 90,000 people, according to a government report released Monday.

20th Century Fox's remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still

How can the private sector help public universities facing difficult budget cuts? Cal State San Marcos President Karen Haynes talks about how the university has benefited from private partnerships during difficult financial times.

Astronauts at the International Space Station convened a class from space with schoolchildren in Idaho. One student wanted to know: "If you threw a baseball in space, how fast would it go?" Meanwhile, tests suggest that repairs to space shuttle Endeavour's underbelly may not be needed.