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The city of San Diego's new milling and paving machine can grind down up to 2.5 inches of asphalt as it moves forward at a pace of 80 feet per minute, October 9, 2014.

San Diego Steps Up Road Repairs With New Grinding Machine

San Diego city leaders on Thursday unveiled a new street repair machine that can grind down and repair stretches of road instead of mending potholes with temporary patches.

Cossacks, who formed a feared military force in czarist times, start their 2012 ceremonial march from Moscow to Paris in memory of soldiers killed during the war against Napoleon in 1812.

Russia's Cossacks Ride Back From History As 'Patriots'

Once the marauders and cowboys of Russia's wild frontier, the horse-bound warriors are reappearing as a symbol of national pride.

With the help of searchlights, rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers continue removing the rubble and debris from a flattened building late Monday in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City. More than 200 people were killed and dozens of buildings were collapsed by the earthquake.

Powerful Quake Devastates Central Mexico, Leaving More Than 200 Dead

Thirty-two years after a deadly earthquake, a magnitude 7.1 temblor rattled Mexico City and surrounding areas. Residents had marked the anniversary of the 1985 quake earlier in the day with drills.

A burned-out Georgia Tech police vehicle sits on a truck outside a police station on the Atlanta campus on Monday night. The car was set ablaze during a protest over a deadly police shooting of a Georgia Tech student Saturday.

Days After Police Shooting, 3 Arrested Amid Violence At Georgia Tech Vigil

By Monday's end, three people had been arrested and two officers were recovering from minor injuries. The unrest comes after an LGBTQ campus leader was shot and killed in a confrontation with police.

Louise Gikow, Michael Gross, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Doug Kenney, Henry Beard in "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead," a Magnolia Pictures release.

'Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead' Tells Story Of National Lampoon

New documentary pays tribute to founders of groundbreaking humor magazine

On the eve of the release of her new album, "Feels Like Home," (Sept. 9, 2013) nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow delivered a powerhouse performance in the ornate Grand Ballroom of The Plaza in New York City. Crow led her six-piece band in a career-spanning set that ran from her breakthrough hit, "All I Wanna Do," right up to her latest single, "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely."

LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: Sheryl Crow

Airs Friday, April 18, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Health insurance company Oscar has started its own ad campaign for the Affordable Care Act.

As Federal Government Cuts Obamacare Ads, Private Insurer Steps Up

The federal government has cut advertising for the Affordable Care Act's enrollment period by 90 percent. So insurer Oscar Health has started its own campaign in New York and five other states.

Hop Along's new album is titled <em>Painted Shut.</em>

Hop Along's 'Painted Shut' Invokes Two Mysterious Musicians

Frances Quinlan, singer and guitarist for Hop Along, says that writing a song is an experience that's almost painful. "When you record something," she says, "it's forever."

U.S. Coast Guard Captain Mark Fedor speaks to the media about the sinking of the container ship El Faro. The Coast Guard has concluded that the ship sank after encountering Hurricane Joaquin last Thursday.

Coast Guard Says Cargo Ship Sank; Body Of 1 Crew Member Found

A relative of one of the ship's crew members says the man likely perished but that the family is still holding out some hope that he could be brought back alive.

The imagined view from "planet nine" back toward the sun. Astronomers think the huge, distant planet is likely gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune.

Scientists Find Hints Of A Giant, Hidden Planet In Our Solar System

Something very big, out beyond Neptune, is warping the orbits of small, icy objects circling our sun. Astronomers haven't seen it yet, but say the culprit could be a planet with 10 times Earth's mass.

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