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A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. when a truck crashed in Mexico in 2021, killing more than 50.

The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion.

First, the Trump administration has been ordered by a judge to continue funding food support amid the ongoing federal shutdown. Then, a new fight over short-term rentals is heating up. Next, KPBS starts looking at how families with kids are making ends meet across the county. We tell you the latest on plans to build cabins for those experiencing homelessness in East County. And that’s all followed by new segments of Museum a Month & Pod Behind the Package.

Lawson-Remer is proposing such reforms as an independent ethics commission, nonpartisan budget analyst, independent program auditor and consistent term limits across all county elected offices.

This month, the Trump administration ended CalFresh nutrition assistance eligibility for many immigrant groups, including asylees and refugees. The cuts apply to nearly 13,000 San Diego County residents.

Months after San Diego’s Animal Services Department cut ties with the department heads, a new leadership duo will manage operations.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 8 p.m on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, July 5 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow archaeological investigations into the dramatic origins of democracy in Greece 2,500 years ago. Mass graves and ancient ruins where tyrants were murdered shine new light on the birth of a revolutionary form of government.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. A half-century after Apollo, the Artemis missions aim to bring astronauts back to the Moon and establish a lunar space station. Follow the Artemis II engineers and crew on the perilous 10-day journey to orbit the Moon.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Journey through Germany to uncover the composer's private world including his personal photo collection and a visit to his summer hideaway, preserved as he left it revealing how love, duty, and doubt forged one of history's greatest composers.

Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee in June. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify for now.