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An independent commission was set up Friday to investigate the conditions at the run-down building in the port city of Kaohsiung that caught fire.

For almost eight years, San Diego has been at the heart of one of the largest scandals in Navy history.

Watch Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. A haunting portrait of a writer’s life and struggle for artistic freedom, meet Cuba’s José Lezama Lima, an all but forgotten figure of the Latin American literary boom that included Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Octavio Paz and Mario Vargas Llosa.

In his first documentary, filmmaker Todd Haynes uses the language of experimental cinema to spotlight the Velvet Underground, a legendary band that flowered within New York's avant-garde art world.

When visitors make their way to Italy's pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, most will only see the head of Michelangelo's famous statue.

Ruthie Tompson's painting and animation work at the Walt Disney Company dates back to the 1920s — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers.

Emergency crews and authorities are cleaning up the wreckage and damage Tuesday caused by a small plane crash in Santee.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with PBS Passport. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, film director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae, introducing them to ancestors who raise profound questions about the shape and meaning of their family trees.

20 years ago, Philadelphia high schooler Amir Sidiqi befriended his English teacher, Kevin Haney. That friendship came in handy when Sidiqi and his family were recently stranded in Afghanistan.

The mark recorded Monday by Johns Hopkins University is the highest in the country. Texas is about 3,000 deaths behind. The milestone comes as California is experiencing the lowest rate of new infection cases among all states.