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As tomatoes blush a deep red in farms and gardens throughout the country this week, growers are panicking that a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes could shrivel up their summer marke

Apple watchers are abuzz about software improvements for the iPhone and whether Apple Inc. will announce a new phone or group of phones on Monday. CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage in San Francisco for the company's annual worldwide developers' conference.

King of Kong carries the subtitle of Fistful of Quarters for a reason. It calls to mind the western showdowns of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns…

The end of another year means another giant stack of books you missed during the past 12 months. Nancy Pearl, our favorite librarian, stops by to share recommendations that should keep old, young and 'tween readers content.

Projecting athletic prowess has been a top priority for the Chinese government over the years. And it is some of the country's littlest citizens who must carry this responsibility. From the age of 4, select Chinese children are molded into the nation's elite athletes.

The community remains shaken by the rape and murder of a Poway teenager. We'll examine the effectiveness of laws designed to protect against sexually violent predators.

A local environmental organization filed a lawsuit last week to stop the Fourth of July fireworks display in La Jolla Cove. We discuss the details of the lawsuit with Adam Harris, president of the La Jolla Community Fireworks Foundation and Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation Attorney, Marco Gonzalez.

Lined up for this Culture Lust Weekend: the MFA students at UCSD will (finally!) open their studios, fashionistas will flock downtown for THREAD, and just about anyone will head to Seaport Village for the 2010 Busker Festival. Plus: live music galore!

The massive power outage that struck Florida today started when a nuclear power station shut down. Melissa Block talks to NPR's David Kestenbaum, who looks at the mechanics behind the nuclear power stations and the power grid in Florida.

The Port of San Diego has been keeping two different books for their expenses. One of them has not shown million-dollar losses for years.