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A Perseid meteor crosses along the Milky Way in August 2017, illuminating the dark sky near Comillas, in northern Spain.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend — Just Look Up

The shower will peak late Sunday night and early Monday morning, but you can also catch a good number of meteors in the middle of the night on Saturday. Find a dark spot and let your eyes adjust.

Foam soup containers are stacked in a New York restaurant, Feb. 14, 2013.

Councilman Ward Proposes Banning Styrofoam In San Diego

San Diego may become the fourth city in the county to ban Styrofoam food and beverage containers.

SINKING CITIES

Airs Wednesdays, Oct. 31-Nov. 21, 2018 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sundays, Nov. 4-25 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Dylan Hernandez in an undated photo uploaded to GoFundMe.

SDSU President Announces Task Forces In Response To Student Death

The announcement follows the death of a freshman after he attended an event at one of the university's fraternities.

Is It A Nasty Cold Or The Flu?

Knowing how to differentiate between symptoms of each can be important, especially if you're at high risk for flu's complications. Influenza can lead to pneumonia, hospitalization and even death.

Trina Jo Bradley at the gate to one of her ranch's pastures. Like most ranchers here, she's been largely accommodating of the grizzlies as their population has rebounded and they've spread off of the neighboring mountains into the more populated plains.

As Grizzlies Come Back, Frustration Builds Over Continued Protections

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service keeps trying, and failing, to get grizzly bears taken off the endangered species list. Some worry that frustration over this could hurt efforts to protect the bears.

Mrs. Danvers (Diana Rigg), Mrs. de Winter (Emilia Fox) and Maxim de Winter (Charles Dance).

REBECCA: Parts 1 & 2

Airs Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 8-11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Chris holds a plastic syringe he and his wife use to administer homemade medical marijuana oil to their 13-year-old son, Dylan, who has autism.

After Other Options Fail, A Family Tries Medical Marijuana For Son With Autism

Rhode Island is among a growing number of states allowing children with autism to be treated with medical marijuana. The benefits are unproved and the full extent of the risks are unknown.

Sheriff's deputies recover the remains of a victim of the Camp Fire on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Paradise, Calif.

N. California Fires Death Toll Now At 48; Many Still Missing

A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends.

On one fall morning, Bruckhart handled about a half-dozen calls ... so many he cannot keep count.

America's Growing Cop Shortage

A hot job market and skepticism about law enforcement are making it harder for police departments across the country to replace officers who are retiring.

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