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A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 11, days after the territory's militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel killing hundreds of people and taking captives.

The brutal calculus of war: Is the killing of civilians ever justified?

The numbers are classified, but U.S. military planners use what's called a collateral damage estimate to gauge how many civilians might be killed in an attack on a target. Here's what that means.

Is André 3000 in his jazz era?

During his residency of the famed Blue Note jazz club in New York, the OutKast-rapper-turned-flutist showed us why New Blue Sun is both less and more than that question.

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2007.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the UAE's long-ailing leader, has died

The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73.

Ramona resident Mindy Sloan has her car loaded with family photos ready to evacuate should the Bunnie Fire threaten her home again, Ramona, Aug. 8, 2023.

Ramona resident grateful to firefighters for saving home

The Bunnie Fire stopped just feet from Mindy Sloan's home in Ramona.

Michael Fassbender plays an assassin on the run in <em>The Killer.</em>

What happens when a hit man misses his mark? 'The Killer' is about to find out

The mundane becomes mesmerizing in David Fincher's dark comedy, which tracks every detail of a hit man's routine: the scheduled naps, the fast-food runs, the yoga stretches he does to stay limber.

Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is named the UAE's new president

The ascension of Sheikh Mohammed, 61, had been expected after the death Friday of his half-brother and the UAE's president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 73.

A broken San Diego trash can sits next to a recycling bin, September 5, 2019.

Telling San Diegans about free trash bins boosts support for trash pickup fees

A new poll suggests voters might be willing to support charging homeowners for trash collection if they get free replacement bins.

A student at Professor Lourdes Heredia Mello Municipal School in São Paulo enjoys an apple for dessert after lunch. Brazil's school lunch program, enshrined in its constitution, is a pillar of the country's anti-poverty efforts.

School lunches are Brazil's secret — and delicious — weapon in halting hunger

Free school lunches, a pillar of Brazil's anti-poverty efforts, are now one of its main weapons against surging post-pandemic hunger. And that's not the only benefit.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Israel has agreed to a daily 'humanitarian corridor.' What does this mean?

Israel has already allowed civilians to use a "humanitarian corridor" into southern Gaza in the past week. Thousands of Palestinians have managed to use this time to head south.

Matthew Lovegood performs as Flamy Grant at a singer-songwriter show at Ramona Ranch Vineyard and Winery on Friday,

Your KPBS year in review: 2023

The biggest stories on readers’ minds this year: housing, homelessness and cost of living.

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