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Republican presidential candidates, from left, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence, at a debate hosted by FOX Business and Univision, Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

The second Republican debate wrapped up with seven candidates attempting to break away from the front-runner, former President Donald Trump, who was in Michigan instead of attending.

Five years after one of the worst wildfires in American history, Paradise, California is slowly being rebuilt.

A California town wiped off the map by wildfire is still recovering 5 years on

Five years after of one of America's worst wildfires, slow and expensive recovery continues in Paradise, Calif., which could be a portent for what's ahead on fire-stricken Maui.

People step off a tram in Nottingham, England, the city where one of the two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were identified last week.

The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by the omicron variant

The newly identified strain of the coronavirus has global health officials worried about a possible new surge in cases.

"I really enjoy writing the songs and performing and the other things that we do," David Byrne says of his work in Talking Heads.

For David Byrne, Talking Heads was about making emotional sense — not literal sense

Byrne opens up about filming the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense and says the band's hit song "Burning Down the House" is a compilation of "non-sequiturs that have a kind of emotional impact."

A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston.

Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves

The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.

Supreme Court to consider whether domestic abusers can own guns

At issue is a 1994 amendment to the Federal Firearms Act that prohibits those who are actively subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms.

An aerial image of the Wildcat fire, June 20, 2023.

Barona-area brush fire 90% contained

A wildfire that spread across brushy open terrain was 90% contained Wednesday in a hilly area of Barona, southeast of Ramona, charring about 12.2 acres, according to Cal Fire San Diego.

A student posing for pictures in front of Adams Elementary School in Normal Heights at the start of the new school year, Aug. 30, 2021.

How parents can help children adjust to the new school year

KPBS spoke with Richard Gijon, a longtime public schools educator and administrator, for insight, tips and ideas to help parents, caregivers and their children.

This satellite image taken on Tuesday shows Tropical Storm Bret chugging westward toward the eastern Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Bret is making its way toward various eastern Caribbean islands

Bret is expected to make its way across the Lesser Antilles Islands Thursday and move through the eastern and central Caribbean Sea on Friday and Saturday before weakening and dissipating.

A string quartet played for a Barcelona opera house full of houseplants in the early days of the COVID pandemic. The houseplants that "attended" the Barcelona performance were donated afterward to hospital workers. The event has inspired a children's book called The Enchanted Symphony.

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

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