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Fireworks explode over the Manhattan skyline during Independence Day celebrations in New York City on July 4, 2022.

The Explosive Growth Of The Fireworks Market

Over the last few decades, states and counties across America have liberalized the use of fireworks. It's just one reason why sales of fireworks have exploded.

A group of Hoover High School students clean a large saltwater tank at the Ocean Discovery Institute, Aug. 18, 2022.

Underserved high school students go to Baja California for science experience

Nearly 30 high school students from City Heights have just returned from a scientific adventure in Baja California.

This photo shows a part of an apartment building which was reportedly damaged by Ukrainian drone in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. In Moscow, residents reported hearing explosions and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin later confirmed there had been a drone attack that he said caused "insignificant" damage.

Russia reports several drone strikes on Moscow buildings as Kyiv is attacked again

Explosions were reported in several districts of Moscow and outlying regions of the city Tuesday as Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine's capital Tuesday that killed at least one person.

Doctors' offices often offer special medical credit cards as a solution to paying off large medical bills. But patients may end up paying far more for their bills when they have to pay interest down the road.

Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards

Americans paid an estimated $1 billion in interest on medical debt in just three years, a federal agency finds. This includes use of credit cards often pitched in doctors' and dentists' offices.

A paramedic waits with a patient in his ambulance outside the Conrad Prebys Emergency Room at Scripps Mercy Hospital in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego at around 10:30 a.m. on Friday January 7, 2022.

Bill aims to nix California requirement that hospitals report abuse suspicions to police

The current law requires medical staff to call police when a patient is suspected to be a victim of domestic violence.

Children play in a fountain to cool off in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, May 12, 2023. An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change in recent years.

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records

An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

Anahita – A Mother’s Journey

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encores Wednesday, May 17 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, May 18 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. This is the story of an Afghan refugee who evacuated Kabul in August 2021 with her five children. The documentary details her harrowing escape from Afghanistan and the beginning of her new life with her family in Minneapolis.

Raúl Ureña laughs with campaign manager Dylan Castillo, right, and volunteer Armando Marquez, left, at Calexico's Dia de los Muertos celebration, Oct. 22, 2022.

Progressive activists shake up Calexico city council election

Two young, progressive candidates are seeking seats on the Calexico City Council on Nov. 8. The city’s pandemic response and COVID spending in part drove them to run for office.

Aaron Elkins, director of the James Silberrad Brown Center for Artificial Intelligence at San Diego State, shows a robot that is used to interview people who want to cross international borders. March 28, 2023

SDSU has a new home for research into artificial intelligence

There will be a place for developing AI that uses sensors and cameras to analyze data that’s collected in the environment, not on the internet.

Why Don't We: The Good Times Only Tour

Pop quintet Why Don't We is coming to San Diego for their brand new The Good Times Only Tour! Since their debut in 2016, Why Don’t We has amassed over 3 billion global career streams, over 870 million YouTube views, 6 million Instagram followers, two RIAA Platinum-certified singles, four RIAA Gold-certified singles, two Top 20 singles at Pop radio, and two Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. See them live at Pechanga Arena on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m.

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