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A vial of a COVID-19 vaccine at the CSU San Marcos vaccination site. Feb. 22, 2021.

San Diego County Reports 499 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 499 new COVID-19 infections and 12 deaths Friday, increased the county's totals to 262,360 cases and 3,371 deaths.

Billy Graham (left) with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, both holding the same Bible. 1957.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Billy Graham

Stream now or tune in Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Many homes were destroyed by the Beachie Creek Fire in Gates, Ore., in September 2020. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is supposed to help people who have lost property, maybe even their homes, in a natural disaster. But year after year, FEMA has been denying a higher percentage of claims.

As Western Wildfires Worsen, FEMA Is Denying Most People Who Ask For Help

An investigation into FEMA claims after 2020's historic wildfires in Oregon and California reveals wide fluctuations in approval rates and denials of people who met aid criteria.

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., here in 2017, is pushing his party to focus on working-class voters as a way to win back the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterms and the White House in 2024.

Top Republicans Work To Rebrand GOP As Party Of Working Class

Donald Trump drew more working-class voters to the GOP than any president since Ronald Reagan. Now Republicans are trying to maintain that Trump appeal without Trump on the ballot in 2022.

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., seen before a television interview, is pushing his party to focus on working class voters as a way to win back the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterms and the White House in 2024.

Top Republicans Work To Rebrand GOP As Party Of Working Class

Donald Trump drew more working-class voters in to the GOP than any president since Ronald Reagan. Now Republicans are trying to maintain that Trump appeal, without Trump on the ballot in 2022.

Farida Mercedes and her two sons Sebastian, 5, (left) and Lucas, 7, stand in their backyard in Fairlawn, N.J. Mercedes left her job as an assistant VP of HR at L'Oreal in August after working there for 17 years. As hundreds of thousands of women dropped out of the workforce in September, Latinas led the way, leaving at nearly three times the rate of white women.

'My Family Needs Me': Latinas Drop Out Of Workforce At Alarming Rates

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women, and that could have lasting effects for the broader economy.

Ken Burns speaks during the PBS segment of the Summer 2019 Television Critics Association Press Tour.

Filmmakers Call Out PBS For A Lack Of Diversity, Over-Reliance On Ken Burns

A group of documentarians have signed a letter to PBS expressing concerns that white stars like Ken Burns get too much airtime and resources, while filmmakers of color struggle to build careers.

Victoria Gray, who has sickle cell disease, volunteered for one of the most anticipated medical experiments in decades: the first attempt to use the gene-editing technique CRISPR to treat a genetic disorder in the United States.

A Young Mississippi Woman's Journey Through A Pioneering Gene-Editing Experiment

NPR tells the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the first person with a genetic disorder to be treated in the United States with the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday on President Biden's massive infrastructure and jobs plan. Manchin's position in the Senate means he will have a lot of say on whether the package includes everything the Biden administration wants, and on how to pay for it.

West Virginia Unions Pressure Manchin To Back Biden On Infrastructure Plan

In an evenly divided Senate, the moderate Democrat is key to passing President Biden's massive infrastructure and jobs proposal. Now he's facing pressure from unions back home to support the measure.

Bill Bozarth climbs a ladder to install an ember-resistant vent at a Lakeside home, June 15, 2021.

County Nixed Spending $1.5 million For Fire Retrofits In Backcountry

About 66,200 homes in the region’s fire-prone backcountry, including Palomar Mountain, Mount Laguna and Julian, would have been eligible for the county’s ember-resistant vents grant program. But it never got off the ground.

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