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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's leadership during the war with Russia has sparked mixed reviews. Supporters describe his actions as courageous, while detractors say he used bad judgment, ignoring warnings when he tried to recapture the separatist enclave of South Ossetia.

A San Diego business is offering a unique program helping active military soldiers transition to civilian life -- and earn a paycheck.

Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance — the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic systems.

An immigrant rights group says San Diegans want a more forgiving and humane approach to immigration reform. That's what they found in a poll conducted last month. KPBS reporter Nicole Lozare has more.

Americans buy billions of dollars worth of cosmetics and body care products every year. And no one uses more of these items than teenage girls. A recent study from the non-profit Environmental Working

The 2010 primary season largely wraps up Tuesday with contests in seven states and D.C. No race is being watched more carefully than the rollicking GOP Senate battle in Delaware, where "establishment" candidate Mike Castle is trying to defeat Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell.

Virginia Tech holds its graduation day, less than a month after a gunman shot and killed 32 people on campus before turning the gun on himself. The ceremonies paid tribute to the victims, 27 of whom were honored with degrees.

The debate over the United States military's partnership with Chicago Public Schools continues to intensify among parents, educators and policy experts. Pauline Lipman, a Chicago urban education expert, and Herman Badillo, a New York attorney and policy expert, analyze the ongoing debate.

The Government Accountability Office report on 15 for-profit colleges earlier this month found that all 15 misled students and four engaged in fraudulent behavior. We look at the role of for-profit colleges in the U.S. educational system; the findings of the report and what questions students should be asking when they enroll.

More than 800 North County students still need to pass California's high school exit exam to graduate this June. A sizable portion of those high school seniors attend Vista Unified School District. K