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Brett Fleck stands by the Arizona Canal in Peoria, Ariz. on March 18, 2024.

Does Arizona have enough water? Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it does

Cities around Phoenix are spending billions to develop water infrastructure. Local leaders say it's a necessary step as the Colorado River shrinks and groundwater dries up.

A "Vote Here" sign hangs on the San Diego County Registrar Of Voters Office, Nov. 6, 2018, with the KPBS Voter Hub overlay.

What you need to know to vote in California's 2024 General Election

California voters will soon return to the polls for the 2024 general election. Here's what they need to know about the voting process.

Cars drive along the National City Mile of Cars auto mall, May 28, 2020.

Critics say lawmakers watered down California’s lemon car law after secret lobbyist negotiations

A California bill that seeks to reform how lemon car law disputes are resolved was passed with little time for public input or legislative debate.

A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing on April 10. The tiny, low-priced electric vehicle called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China. But it drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. Tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles probably will keep the Seagull away from America’s shores for now.

What Biden’s tariffs on Chinese EVs and other products mean for U.S. consumers, jobs

President Biden and former President Donald Trump have both embraced tariffs on foreign imports. We asked economist Sanjay Patnaik of the nonpartisan Brookings Institution what tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products mean for the U.S.

The Balboa Park fountain and museum are shown in this undated photo.

Increased traffic likely around Balboa Park as pandas unveiled, city warns

As America prepares to see its first giant pandas in years at the San Diego Zoo, the city of San Diego is alerting residents and visitors Wednesday of the potential for increased traffic around Balboa Park.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after a tour of a migrant return center and a demonstration of a dog trained to sniff out narcotics, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City on Wednesday.

Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal

The agreements potentially help the Trump administration address a key sticking point in immigration enforcement since not everyone in the U.S. illegally can be easily sent back home.

People soak up the sun on deck chairs in the Allgäu region of southern Germany in 2020. Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year

Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.

Primary Election 2024: San Diego City Council races

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' primary election guide for San Diego City Council races.

A man exits a voting booth at a polling station in Lancaster, N.H., on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump

Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.

The Kennedy Center's history was marked by cooperation and independence — until now

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.

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