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Bosco Ntaganda, the former Congolese militia leader known as "Terminator," awaits his verdict Thursday in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The warlord would ultimately be sentenced to 30 years in jail for war crimes in the early 2000s.

'Terminator' Of Congo, Bosco Ntaganda, Gets Historic 30-Year Sentence For War Crimes

The prison sentence is the longest ever doled out by the International Criminal Court, which earlier this year found the former warlord guilty of atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Voters in San Francisco rejected Proposition C, which was backed by e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and sought to overturn a San Francisco Board of Supervisors ban of e-cigarettes sales at brick and mortar stores, and barred deliveries of online purchases to addresses in the city.

Voters Cast Ballots On Affirmative Action, Sanctuary Cities, In Off-Year Elections

In Tucson, Ariz., residents rejected a "sanctuary city" label. In San Francisco, they supported a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes, and in Jersey City, N.J., they closed the door on Airbnb.

Twenty-nine Navajo recruits, about to be trained as code talkers, arrive at Fort Wingate in April 1942. N.M.

The Warrior Tradition

Airs Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on KPBS 2

Diana Shalabi, 20, with her three-year-old, Amina, in Delano, California, in this photo taken Nov. 1, 2019.

In California, The Teen Birth Rate Has Hit A Record Low. How?

Explanations include the state's comprehensive sex education, access to birth control, better contraception methods and even reality TV. Even so, the rates in some California counties remain very high.

FRONTLINE: In The Age Of AI

Airs Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV & Thursday, Nov. 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Tobi, pictured with their daughter Gabrielle, is a nonbinary Yoruba Nigerian who lives in the United Kingdom. Tobi identifies as queer, bisexual and femme. They say they have to change the way they present when they visit Nigeria to avoid conflict with family members they're not fully out to. But Tobi finds peace in "living in their truth" as much as possible.

'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora

Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.

Dr. Ted Mazer speaks with KPBS Health Reporter Tarryn Mento in the Evening Edition studio, Oct. 29, 2019.

California Doctors Drafting Policies To Help Tackle Homelessness

California’s physicians are coming together to address the health needs and impacts of the state’s large unsheltered population.

Racial Unrest Of Early '90s Los Angeles Resurfaces In 'Your House Will Pay'

Steph Cha's new novel takes place in the present day, but she connects her story of Korean American and black communities in LA to the riots and injustices of nearly three decades ago.

A skull door knocker and cobweb decorations on the day before Halloween in Philadelphia.

The Code Switch Guide To Halloween

Halloween each year brings a cauldron of unpleasantness for people of color — and a surge of questions to our inbox. To get through it all, we put together the official Code Switch Guide to Halloween.

An Advocate For Kazakhs Persecuted In China Is Banned From Activism In Kazakhstan

Serikjan Bilash signed a plea deal after Kazakh officials charged him with "inciting ethnic tensions" for his work documenting repression against Kazakhs and in China's Xinjiang region.

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