Claudine Casillas
Special Event & Communications ManagerClaudine Casillas originally joined KPBS in 1998 and has worked as a fundraising producer and manager. Currently, Claudine manages the station's signature events and projects, including the KPBS Hall of Fame Celebration and the annual GI Film Festival San Diego, a multi-day event showcasing films for, by, and about the military and veteran experience. Claudine is a Southern California native and earned her degree from UC Berkeley. She currently serves as co-chair on the San Diego Military Family Collaborative's coordinating council and as an advisory board member of the San Diego Chapter of the Blue Star Families. She also represents KPBS at the San Diego Veterans Coalition. Claudine also volunteers for a local high school marching band.
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On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.
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Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.
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Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.
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Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Neb.
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More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.
- Hillcrest, hungry for park space, looks to the 163 freeway
- At least 16 people died in California after medics sedated them during encounters with police
- Members of Congress launch investigation into Frontwave Credit Union’s treatment of young Marines, following KPBS reporting
- University of Saint Katherine announces closure, filing for bankruptcy
- Migrant drop offs continue in San Diego despite influx of federal funds