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Earlier this week, the San Diego City Council voted 7-1 to repeal its supercenter ordinance. The ordinance required supercenter retailers to conduct an economic impact study in order to get building permits. The council reversed its decision after Walmart's successful signature-gathering would have forced a public vote on the issue. We discuss why two councilmembers changed their vote.

The vast, icy expanse of the South Pole has nurtured its own community. But what kind of people come for months at a time to live at the most difficult place on Earth?

Beam me up Scotty! Star Trek: The Exhibition at the San Diego Air and Space Museum (CBS Studios, Inc.) Over the Fourth of July weekend I went to the…

Proposition 23 is asking voters if the state's greenhouse gas emission laws should be suspended until unemployment drops below 5.5 percent for a year. We speak to KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce about the arguments for and against Proposition 23.

In 2007, U.S. forces investigated the backgrounds, nationalities, professions and ages of more than 600 foreign fighters who entered Iraq with the intention of taking on suicide missions. Experts discuss the underlying psychology of the men and women who carry out these attacks.

U.S. health officials have declared a public health emergency as the number of suspected cases of swine flu — here and abroad — continues to grow. At the same time, a White House spokesman says, "It's not a time to panic." Swine flu has been confirmed in five U.S. states — as well as Mexico, Canada and Spain.

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Slavery was legal in America in all of the original 13 colonies. We'll explore the history of the Underground Railroad in helping slaves find freedom, and how the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center continues to work on human slavery in the modern world.

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia that affect the elderly.Mental health professionals believe there are activities that can enhance quality of life. One therapy uses

Already suffering from "after innovation erosion," where biotech firms move their manufacturing and distribution arms out of California, biotech will most certainly lose what edge it has when deep budget cuts hit state colleges and universities. Predators are already circling.