Researchers said the correlation between poor water and air quality validates what residents have said for years: exposure to the pollution is not just a nuisance, it’s causing their health issues.| KPBS Public Media
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted this week to seek a $1.4 million pollution study of the Tijuana River Valley, which county officials hope will convince the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare the area a Superfund site.| KPBS Public Media
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.| KPBS Public Media
The banned words include: women, disability, bias, status, trauma, Black, Hispanic communities, as well as socioeconomic, ethnicity and systemic.| KPBS Public Media
Vulnicura VR Remastered revisits a project the Icelandic pop artist debuted a decade ago, now reimagined with advanced technology.| KPBS Public Media
The U.S. will get a copy of TikTok's prized content recommendation algorithm, and that the tech company Oracle will provide security.| KPBS Public Media
Kim told North Korea's legislature he's ready to resume talks, adding that he had "good memories" of President Trump, despite ongoing tension over Washington's denuclearization stance.| KPBS Public Media
At least three bullets were fired into the station, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Authorities are investigating a possible motive.| KPBS Public Media
In new letter to President Trump, Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries request a meeting to discuss the path forward for government funding ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.| KPBS Public Media
President Trump posted a video that shows a vessel speeding through waters before it appears to be struck by a pair of missiles from overhead and sink in a fiery explosion.| KPBS Public Media
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition.| KPBS Public Media
Water treatment workers are grappling with how to protect against a new threat: hackers burrowing into the system and wreaking havoc.| KPBS Public Media
Mass shootings, political violence and school safety are front of mind for many Americans following a recent spate of high-profile attacks. Experts who study gun violence unpack the data and trends.| KPBS Public Media
Richardson, a former president at Baltimore's Morgan State University, led a lawsuit that ended in a historic settlement for four historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland. He was 81.| KPBS Public Media
UC Berkeley told 160 faculty, staff and students that their names were included in files shared with the federal government related to "alleged antisemitic incidents." We hear from one of them.| KPBS Public Media
Parents at Bethune TK-8 School are pushing back on the decision.| KPBS Public Media
The group of more than 40 conservative organizations met for the first time on Wednesday. The initiative is aimed at celebrations of the nation's founding next summer.| KPBS Public Media
About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year.| KPBS Public Media
While the middle school grades will close, the elementary school portions of the schools will remain open.| KPBS Public Media
Carol Durney reintroduced herself to her constituents at an August school board meeting. Her coming out as a transgender woman sparked both outrage and overwhelming support from her community.| KPBS Public Media
Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.| KPBS Public Media
It could, however, take until March for all of those changes to be carried out.| KPBS Public Media
A new COVID-19 variant nicknamed “razor blade throat” is making its way through parts of California. While case numbers remain relatively low in San Diego County, health experts are warning people not to let their guard down.| KPBS Public Media
The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap along the Colombian border until third countries can be found to take them.| KPBS Public Media
Orders to deploy medical personnel suggest the Trump administration is contemplating an extended stay for people at the U.S. base in Cuba.| KPBS Public Media
Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean through cracks in the earth.| KPBS Public Media
As their lives have become less free and more structured in recent decades, kids have also become less happy. Experts say that isn’t a coincidence.| KPBS Public Media
The California Public Utilities Commission is close to unveiling changes that could alter the financial windfall of installing rooftop solar.| KPBS Public Media
Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that may bring economic disruption in Canada and the U.S.| KPBS Public Media
In around 18 months since Mayor Todd Gloria signed an executive order intended to streamline the affordable home- permitting process, a total of 27 projects representing 2,834 homes have been permitted, it was announced Thursday.| KPBS Public Media
Retired engineer and volunteer docent Ron Peterson guides visitors around the Tijuana Estuary by teaching them to rely on their other four senses.| KPBS Public Media
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering new solar rules that will eliminate some of the financial incentives for apartments, schools and farms by getting rid of most virtual net-energy metering.| KPBS Public Media
