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Tomorrow, over 700 students from Southern California, Mexico and South Korea will meet on the USD campus to discuss global warming. We talk to two students who will be addressing their peers about the

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, a regular Fresh Air analyst, joins Terry Gross for an update on Pakistani politics after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

Schools serving San Diego's poorest students will not get extra federal funding this year. The San Diego Unified school board rejected a plan that would have changed the funding levels at those campus

A new Field Poll shows John McCain and Mitt Romney battling for first place in California's GOP presidential primary. Former frontrunner Rudy Giuliani virtually dropped off the radar. KPBS reporter An

A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate, world markets were calmer. A steep two-day slide was triggered by fears of a U.S. recession, but it's unclear that a nationwide downturn is a certainty.

In 2004, the battle for Fallujah came at a huge cost. Many of the al-Qaida militants escaped to fight another day, and Fallujah was largely destroyed. The United States had promised that reconstruction would begin immediately. It didn't. But it is happening now.

GOP presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani says that his track record of boosting New York City's economy shows he would be a strong economic leader for the U.S. He also says he supports both individual choice on abortion and the appointment of strict constructionist judges.

President Pervez Musharraf is in Europe this week, trying to shore up international support for his regime as Pakistan teeters toward political chaos. On Tuesday, a group of retired Pakistani military officers called for Musharraf to step down.

The San Diego city school board picked a new superintendent over the weekend. Parents and teachers are starting to take positions on the type of reforms Terry Grier might bring to the district. KPBS R

Kofi Annan, the one-time U.N. secretary-general, arrives in Kenya on Tuesday to address deadly post-election violence. President Mwai Kibaki returned to power last month amid cries from the opposition that the election was rigged.