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Archaeologists using DNA testing say they have identified a mummy discovered more than a century ago as Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh.

In a time when retail seems to be dominated by chain stores, there are some independents that are holding their own. Nationally-known retail expert George Whalin names the 25 best independent retail stores in the nation in his book "Retail Superstars."

An international aviation official says Lindbergh Field can not support the region's air traffic demand forever. Airports Council International spokesman Steve Martin says all the analysis he's seen

People from all points of the globe delight in the crusty bread baked by Lionel Poilane, who died in a helicopter crash this week. Poilane's daughters will keep the peasant-bread business -- and their father's memory -- alive. NPR's Scott Simon and Alice Furlaud remember the master baker.

A plan to build a desalination plant in Carlsbad recently cleared a key hurdle. But, as KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce tells us, there's a long regulatory road ahead before we taste that first drop.

People in Britain are wrestling with a question that is both simple and complex: Who are the rioters that created so much mayhem in the streets? Michele Norris talks with James Harkin of The Guardian, who attempted to answer that question in the newspaper Wednesday.

The U.S. jobless rate was 9.1 percent in July, but teens are experiencing their third consecutive summer of unemployment above 20 percent. Teens who can't get summer jobs miss the experience they'll need to succeed as adults, experts say.

As local and federal authorities hold a "gang summit" in Los Angeles, Police Chief William Bratton offers a list of the city's worst gangs. Braton says it will help target offenders. Critics worry he may be creating a de facto badge of honor for gang members.

As if stratospheric home prices and skyrocketing gas prices weren't enough to break a San Diegan's wallet, now there's one more cost hike to worry about: food. Full Focus reporter Amita Sharma has mor

Mexican President Vicente Fox wraps up his U.S. visit with meetings in Los Angeles Friday. As KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson explains Fox's discussion of immigration has taken on a new tone during his vis