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Then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill last year. Even retired officers should stay out of politics, Dempsey said. "When general officers and admirals become politicized, it can reflect back on those currently serving," he said.

Gen. Dempsey To Fellow Officers: Stay Off The Political Battlefield

Two retired generals spoke out at the political conventions last month. The retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says they and other officers should keep their politics private.

A San Diego Small Business Coalition member announces an initiative to put a City Council-approved minimum wage increase before voters, Aug. 21, 2014.

Small-Business Coalition Launches Campaign To Put San Diego Wage Hike On Ballot

Members of the San Diego Small Business Coalition said Thursday the decision to raise the city's minimum hourly wage belongs to voters, not the City Council.

Fans toss their Chargers gear and memorabilia in front of the Chargers Team Headquarters, Jan. 12, 2017.

Chargers Announce They're Moving To Los Angeles

The San Diego Chargers are moving to Los Angeles, where they will join the recently relocated Rams in giving the nation's second-largest media market two NFL teams for the first time in decades.

Demonstrators rally before a meeting of a state wage board in New York. On Wednesday, a state panel recommended the minimum wage for fast-food employees be raised to $15 an hour, bypassing the state Legislature.

California, New York And Washington, D.C., Make Moves On Minimum Wage

The University of California system will increase hourly wages to $15, while New York is one step closer to doing the same for its fast-food workers.

Diane Moss, managing director of the nonprofit Project New Village, speaks with KPBS reporter Andrew Bowen at the Mt. Hope Community Garden, Sept. 1, 2016.

Southeastern San Diego Hits Barrier To Healthy Food Access: Cars

The area has been described as a “food desert,” where fresh produce is hard to find. Residents working to change that are encountering an unexpected barrier: cars that drive too fast.

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, delivers a speech during the final evening session of the Republican National Convention.

'I Am Proud To Be Gay,' Tech Investor Peter Thiel Tells GOP Convention

Peter Thiel is an openly gay libertarian billionaire financier, co-founder of PayPal and early Facebook investor. "Fake culture wars only distract us from our economic decline," he says.

Tijuana Voters Prepare To Pick New Mayor

There are a dozen mayoral candidates on the ballot in Sunday's election, including two that are not affiliated with any political party.

Ballyfin, County Laois, Ireland (side view from front). Designed by the renowned Irish architects Sir Richard Morrison and his son William Vitruvius, it was subject to one of the most extensive renovations ever undertaken in a private house and is now regarded as one of the best hotels in Ireland.

Ballyfin: Portrait Of An Irish Country House

Airs Monday, July 25, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A Job News USA employee directs job seekers to a career fair at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., on May 18. New figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the number of workers who would like to work full-time but can find only part-time work increased by nearly half a million last month.

U.S. Economy Adds Just 38,000 Jobs In May, Far Short Of Expectations

Economists had anticipated 160,000 new jobs, even factoring in a large strike by Verizon employees. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate declined because of people dropping out of the workforce.

"You can't have the modern American restaurant without Delmonico's," explains Yale historian Paul Freedman. The restaurant opened in 1837, setting the bar very high for fine dining. Above, a dinner in honor of an admiral held at Delmonico's in 1906.

Food For Thought: 10 Restaurants That Shaped America

A Yale historian's new book explores America's changing tastes, and what they say about our culture — from class mobility to civil rights to women's changing status.

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