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The eldest brother in the notorious Arellano Felix family that runs Tijuana's Arellano Felix Drug Cartel was sentenced in federal court in San Diego Monday. Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix could be el

Chinese leader Hu Jintao promises to make communist rule more inclusive and better spread the fruits of China's economic boom during a nationally broadcast speech to China's Communist Party congress.

A proposed resolution that would designate the slaughter of Armenians by the Ottomon Turks during World War I as "genocide" is making its way through Congress.

The flu season is approaching, and health officials say it's not too soon for people to protect themselves by getting a flu shot. KPBS reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story.

Nigerian author Chris Abani's new book, Song for Night, depicts a child soldier's turbulent life while at war. "My Luck" is the main character of his novella set during Liberia's long civil war. My Luck is mute. Abani details the horrors of war and the desperate poverty that are part of a child soldier's life.

A group of elder statesmen, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former President Jimmy Carter, visit Sudan's troubled Darfur region. But they run into problems with Sudanese security forces.

The former U.S. president was involved in a tense verbal exchange Wednesday in Sudan while traveling with a delegation gathering information about the conflict that has left more than 200,000 people dead and more than 2 million displaced.

This summer, the board of supervisors of Virginia's Prince William County approved a crackdown aimed at driving out illegal immigrants. Officials have recommendations of which county services to deny to the undocumented. The plan, which will be voted on next week, also includes more police questioning. Hispanics say the move has divided the community, and will backfire.

Shanghai's hedonistic nightlife and jazz music scene were once renowned throughout Asia — before the Communist Party took power and punished jazz as a crime. But today, a small group of musicians are re-creating the sounds of the city's golden days.

It's an anxious time for retirees of General Motors. They, and more specifically their health-care benefits, are in the crosshairs as the United Auto Workers union hashes out a new contract with GM.