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A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders have been convicted in Dallas of giving more than $12 million to support the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development was found guilty of all 108 charges.

Hundreds of Tibetan exiles have convened in Dharamsala, India, to discuss a new China strategy. China has warned against any efforts at Tibetan independence. Earlier this month, the Dalai Lama acknowledged that talks with China to win greater autonomy had not been successful. It was a significant comment.

Final lap: Whitburn vs. Gloria for Dist. 3 Councilmember

On the anniversary of fires that sent half a million San Diegans fleeing from their homes, voters will be asked to consider paying a dollar a week for more fire protection. KPBS reporter Alison St Joh

The city of Santee has filed suit against the County of San Diego, in an attempt to block the expansion of the Las Colinas women’s jail.

As Wall Street struggles to rebound in the midst of the U.S. economic meltdown, pundits and analysts are still searching for answers as to what led to the collapse. Some say the real culprit is the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.

Trinity High School in Euless, Texas, has the nation's top-ranked football team. Many credit the squad's success to the town's large Tongan population — and the large players it produces. The team is at the core of two communities that believe in football and family.

Battle in Seattle seems inspired by Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool (1969), a narrative film that used the real life violence at the 1968 Democratic…

Although just in its sophomore year, the festival has a maturity about it. Maybe you get that feeling from the level of conversation at the panel discussions. Last year I had the honor of being part of a panel following a screening of

Political protests in South Asia aren't what they used to be. Mahatma Gandhi really did walk hundreds of miles when he defied British colonial taxes on salt by trekking to the sea. And when he went on hunger strike, he really did starve himself. When Pakistani lawyers recently protested in a "long march," they drove, in comfy air conditioned SUVS.