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The U.S. and Iran sparred over oil shipments in the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, a confrontation known as the tanker war. The current tensions have some parallels, but there are concerns any hostilities could quickly escalate.

On of the last stops on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's latest overseas trip was Tunisia to meet with other world leaders about the bloodshed in Syria. Clinton said the United States and other countries and organizations are trying to facilitate humanitarian aid into Syria.

Oscar-Nominated Director Stops By For A Chat

A new Field Poll shows voters seem to prefer two measures that would raise taxes on top income earners. The poll shows voters at this stage are cooler toward a measure that would broadly increase taxes to fund schools.

Until the current fight over a similar federal regulation, the New Hampshire law requiring contraceptive coverage was on the books for more than a decade without controversy. Now Republicans in the state Legislature are trying to carve out a religious exemption.

President Obama's plan to overhaul the nation's corporate tax system would sharply cut the taxes that U.S. companies pay. But it would also eliminate many of the loopholes that help them pare down what they owe.

Airs Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Federal judge has ruled in favor of a court employee seeking benefits for her same-sex marriage.

Director Wim Wenders to Host Screening Thursday

Legislative Republicans are rolling out their latest proposal to overhaul California's public employee retirement system. They’re taking the exact language Governor Jerry Brown sent the legislature and introducing it word-for-word.