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Digital Divide Data helps Cambodian youths break the cycle of poverty, in Phnom Penh.

Bill and Joe visit the tunnels under Saratoga Los Gatos Road where their longtime friend Roger Hissim, who was homeless, died in Los Gatos.

Katie Sharify, 23, of Pleasanton, receives stem cells for a spinal cord injury.

Students practice two dances they will perform at Margaret Wingrove’s Stage Theater, Jan. 6-8.

BEIJING — This sprawling metropolis of 20 million is a canvas of contrasts.

Mark Bingham’s mother retrieved the final messages sent to her son’s cellphone; here are the stories of the people who left them.

Urban wood turner Rich Johnson creats a bowl out of a disposed peice of Olive tree.

Santa Clara High School Band Camp

Club Puck: Underwater Hockey

Bharatanatyam dancer Rasika Kumar.

Young sisters have fallen in love with Soap Box Derby.

Computer class gives Vietnamese orphans a window to the world.

Army Sgt. Eric Seiler plays taps.

Stephanie Sablan, 24, has her fourth session using robotic legs at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Rehabilitation Center.

The Swingin’ Blue Stars of the U.S.S. Hornet were formed by Blue Star moms singing songs from the 40’s and 50’s.

The Vasquez family take the first step to rebuild their San Bruno home.