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A woman walks along a flooded street caused by a king tide in Miami Beach, Fla. in 2019. So-called sunny day floods are getting more common in many coastal areas as seas rise due to human-caused climate change.

Coastal flooding is getting more common, even on sunny days

High tide floods – when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain – are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns.

Giant Panda Tian Tian rests in its enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 2023, on the final day of viewing before returning to China. All three of the zoo's pandas left for China, bringing at least a temporary end to a decades-old connection between the cuddly animal and the U.S. capital.

Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo

National Zoo officials say D.C. will get two new adolescent pandas by the end of the year. The last bears departed in November, bound for China on a FedEx cargo plane, with no agreement in place to secure a new pair.

A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portraits of Emma (1920s) and Gus Thompson (1947).

A Black Coronado family helped a Chinese-American family achieve the 'American Dream.' Now, they are paying it forward

A Black couple rented, then sold, their house to a Chinese-American family in Coronado when no one else would. Now, that family is donating $5 million to Black students.

The Democratic National Committee projects images on Trump International Hotel in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2024 ahead of the party's convention this week.

How Democrats learned to love Project 2025

It's written by conservatives, for conservatives. Democrats are using this obscure document as a tool to motivate supporters. It's front and center at the Democratic National Convention this week.

2nd apparent assassination attempt on Trump: Everything we know so far

The FBI is investigating a second apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump Sunday. The gunman was about 300 to 500 yards from Trump with an AK-style rifle with scope.

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life

Plastic is everywhere, but we ditched it for a week. Here are some tips from our experiment that you can use to cut back your own plastic use.

Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrives onstage to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday.

5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ historic acceptance speech

Harris isn't someone known for delivering big speeches, and the public’s views of her are still forming. She got the nomination, after all, without running in a primary.

A dancer wears a top hat and masquerade style mask. He grasps his wrist with his other hand, and spreads his fingers wide as if to hide his face. He looks away. The text reads "Oct. 24-27 - San Diego Weekend Arts Events" and "kpbs arts"

San Diego weekend arts events: Ghosts, breath and a book fair

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Contemporary ballet meets theatrical superstitions; a communal breathwork painting project; North Park Book Fair; George Romero's zombies set to a new score; AXIS Día de los Muertos at The Old Globe; an artsy haunted house at Bread & Salt; Bach and Graupner; plus live music and more.

The crowd cheers as former president Donald Trump, right bottom, and Sen. JD Vance attend their first campaign rally together in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 20.

Trump may be a star on TikTok but Republicans aren't following his lead

Former President Donald Trump has more than 9 million followers on TikTok. Despite his popularity there, Trump remains one of the only major Republicans using the app as a campaign tool.

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