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Wildlife officials in southwest Florida who are struggling to save dozens of beached pilot whales say there's hope that at least some of the animals might escape after they spotted at least 20 of them swimming in deeper water.

Scott Saul's new book, Becoming Richard Pryor, describes how Pryor went from being raised by a grandmother, who was a bootlegger and madam, to being a transformative figure in entertainment.

Naval Medical Center San Diego has started offering cutting-edge lung cancer screenings as a way to catch the deadly disease in its early stages.

I, Claudius is loaded with bloody violence, graphic sex, tales of epic battles and intrigue and characters who are in danger of being killed at any time. The British miniseries has now been remastered and is available in a 35th anniversary edition DVD.

We've curated this list of 100 favorite books for kids, based on recommendations from more than 2,000 of our readers.

In the past, you could go to jail for selling marijuana. Now, depending upon where you live, you could end up going to the bank.

Airs Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Ballerina Marie Van Goethem started modeling for Edgar Degas around 1878 and inspired his statue Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. But history lost track of her after she left the Paris Opera.

In the mid-19th century, more than a million Irish fled the potato famine in search of a better life. But the fate they met aboard so-called "coffin ships" headed to the New World was often as bad as what they left behind. Not so for those lucky enough to find their way onto one ship. Kathryn Miles tells the story in her book, All Standing.

Culture Lust contributor Dave Walters wonders if Okkervil River will survive the stage onslaught of indie rock opener Titus Andronicus at the Belly Up Tavern this weekend.