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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (right), shown here in April, will arrive in Washington, D.C., for a three-day visit that begins on July 21. His meeting with President Trump comes at a pivotal time for Afghan peace negotiations.

Hoping For Improved U.S. Ties, Pakistan's Prime Minister Set To Visit White House

Tensions have beset the U.S.-Pakistan relationship for years. The planned July 22 meeting between President Trump and Imran Khan comes as the U.S. tries to finalize Afghanistan peace negotiations.

A plane flies through light rain over the Balboa Park Golf Course, Jan. 15, 2019.

Light Rain Expected In San Diego County Before Heavier Rain Comes Thursday

A third, stronger storm is expected to bring moderate to heavy precipitation Wednesday night through Friday morning. Dry and warmer weather will kick in Friday afternoon and prevail through the weekend.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and members of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department stand in front of a new helicopter, Dec. 12, 2019.

SDFD Rolls Out New $20 Million Firefighting Helicopter

The military-style helicopter, which can hold 1,000 gallons of water, is the first new addition to the city's fleet since 2007.

Restaurant owner Leo Ruiz, center, looks over garden equipment prior to the San Luis Rey Downs Golf Course auction. Sept.25, 2014

San Luis Rey Downs Golf Course Auctions Off Equipment

The San Luis Rey Downs golf course, a 50 year old course in north county that has closed down, auctions off its equipment to the highest bidder.

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama stand next to their newly unveiled portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Feb. 12, 2018. The portraits are set to go on a yearlong tour to five cities in June of 2021.

Obamas' Portraits Going On Tour Next Year

The National Portrait Gallery unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama two years ago this month. Now it is sending them on a yearlong tour to five cities.

22-year-old Kyle Johnson after an overnight shift at a coal mine in Buchanan County, Va.

In The Coal Counties Of Central Appalachia, Will Trump's Promises Come True?

Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.

Scientists are exploring a new technique, called prime editing, that is more precise than CRISPR and which uses certain enzymes, including reverse transcriptase, to edit DNA.

Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes

A new technique, dubbed 'prime editing,' appears to make it even easier to make very precise changes in DNA. It's designed to overcome the limits of the CRISPR gene editing tool.

A herd of elephants, crossing a small spillway. Okavango Delta, Botswana.

NATURE: Okavango: River Of Dreams

Airs Wednesdays, Oct. 23 - Nov. 6, 2019 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Oct. 27 - Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sundays, Oct. 27 - Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Liege Camila Pistore Veras, Rafael Duckur, and Joana Luiza Mendes (left to right) load boxes of produce into a truck at a farm outside of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This produce, and more, will be distributed in favelas, poor urban neighborhoods where residents live in crowded homes and lack basic sanitation.

PHOTOS: Brazilian Farmers Hatch A Plan To Send Healthy Food To The Favelas

A stay-at-home order has meant a loss of income for many of the working poor — and the fear that they won't be able to feed their families. Then a group of organic farmers had an idea.

Marvin Joel is currently living in a Dallas suburb. Soon he will turn 18 and apply for asylum as an adult, while his father languishes in a refugee camp in Matamoros, unable to join him.

A Migrant Father Sends His Son To The U.S.: 'I Know That He's Safe'

More parents are sending children across the Gateway International Bridge to Brownsville, Texas, to get them away from squalid, dangerous conditions in a displaced persons camp in Matamoros, Mexico.

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