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Young people today spend nearly 1,000 fewer hours per year hanging out with friends in person than they did 20 years ago. Some solutions for the loneliness epidemic are coming from unlikely places.

Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Dec. 1 at 8:30 p.m on KPBS TV. Celebrate the animals we love by revisiting moments from the series where they always come first. Meet Tricki - the biggest scene stealer and smallest cast member - and the many other creatures that illustrate the bond between humans and animals.

At a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., military doctors serve alongside civilian doctors. It's a model some hope will improve medical care in peace — and wartime.

For 30 years, the California Center for the Arts Foundation has managed the arts center in Escondido.

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. Saifullah and Ismail Haqmal are two brother interpreters who served alongside U.S. Forces in Afghanistan for over a decade. The film follows the brothers from their childhood growing up during the Russian/Afghan war, through the Taliban era, then the invasion by NATO forces after 9/11. When Robert deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 he worked with Saifullah and Ismail during that deployment and they all became close friends. After Robert's unit leaves Afghanistan the brothers become desperate to escape they turn to their American friends to petition Congress and help them escape the Taliban's rise to power.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 (not in the PBS app). A film exploring the story of an American World War II Prisoner of War 75 years later. Filmmaker Mark Pedri had never heard his grandfather Silvio’s story despite spending nearly every day together for 10 years. It wasn’t until after Silvio’s death that Mark found an archive of old photos, letters, and documents detailing Silvio’s journey as a Prisoner of War in World War II.

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S. House contests.

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

After Brian Perkins refused a stranger's help, her actions changed his life forever.