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Did you pay attention to the State of the Union Address? Were you struck by the countless complexities President Obama has to deal with? The economy. The national budget and deficit. Health care. Tax reform. Education. Jobs. Energy. Climate change. The national infrastructure. Immigration. Gun violence and on and on and on.

Valentine's Day is approaching and we explore the world of chocolate by talking to local food writer Caron Golden and Will Gustwiller, the owner and chocolatier of Eclipse Chocolat in San Diego. We ta

When Superstorm Sandy hit Island Beach State Park -- one of the last remnants of New Jersey's barrier island ecosystem -- it flattened the dunes, pushing all that sand hundreds of feet inland.

Everyone in Washington has an opinion about what has gone on in Iran and what U.S. policy should be in response. But the real experts say no one really knows what is going on, least of all U.S. intelligence analysts who have few reliable assets on the ground.

Filmmaker Discusses Challenge of Fixing America's Public Schools

So maybe the Great Recession really is over.

The confounding title of the self-referential novel Percival Everett by Virgil Russell signals its method, which seeks to erase lines between author and subject, reality and fiction. For Alan Cheuse, Percival Everett's (or is that Percival Everett's?) postmodern mind games spoil what might have been a fine novel.

How has the Hoover Dam affected the development of western cities like San Diego, Los Angeles and Phoenix? We speak to the author of "colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century."

After the "underwear bomber" incident on Christmas Day, President Obama accelerated the deployment of new airport scanners that look beneath travelers' clothes to spot any weapons or explosives.

Destin Daniel Cretton begins his blog posts from Sundance where he is showing his short film, "Short Term 12."