Search

Trash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility in Elkridge, Md. In 2018, China announced it would no longer buy most plastic waste from places like the United States.

U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China

China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed — it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem.

Mission Valley is shown in this undated photo.

Mission Valley's Population Could Triple Under New Growth Plan

The long-overdue zoning update would add more high-density housing and make the car-congested neighborhood more bike and pedestrian-friendly.

A bell ringer with the Salvation Army in New York City in 2014. Nonprofit groups estimate that the new tax bill proposed by House Republicans could reduce charitable giving by $13 billion annually.

Nonprofits Fear House Republican Tax Bill Would Hurt Charitable Giving

Even though Republicans promise to preserve the deduction for charitable donations, nonprofits say other proposed changes in the bill could discourage as much as $13 billion in annual giving.

Damaged houses, boats and debris are seen after a tsunami in this aerial photo taken in Sumur, Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, on Tuesday. The death toll from a tsunami now exceeds 400.

At Least 429 Dead In Indonesian Tsunami, As Residents Warned To Remain Vigilant

The tsunami that battered coastlines along the Sunda Strait over the weekend follows a similar wave that pounded the island of Sulawesi in September, killing an estimated 2,100.

Left: Dirk Hoffmann and Alistair Pike sample calcite from a calcite crust on top of the red scalariform sign in La Pasiega.Right: Drawing of Panel 78 in La Pasiega by Breuil et al.(1913). The red scalariform (ladder) symbol has a minimum age of 64,000 years but it is unclear if the animals and other symbols were painted later.

Cave Art May Have Been Handiwork Of Neanderthals

Scientists say some of the earliest cave art found in Europe was done before humans arrived; thus, Neanderthal art, suggesting that our "brutish" cousins were capable of symbolic thinking.

ScareLA promises some interactive and immersive experiences at this year's convention.

Halloween Conventions Part Two: ScareLA

An interactive and immersive Halloween show

Birgit Nilsson performing the title role in “Turandot.”

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Birgit Nilsson: A League Of Her Own

Airs Friday, March 22, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Prince Memoir, 'The Beautiful Ones,' Brings To Life A Vision In One's Mind

You won't get a full picture of Prince from this book, but it does manage to pierce through some of the mystery the renowned artist purposely cultivated around and about himself.

Protesters march in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. 1989

Tiananmen: The People Versus The Party

Airs Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, June 29 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2

The IRS Free File program is under scrutiny after reports that tax-prep companies made it difficult for people to actually file their taxes free of charge.

H&R Block, TurboTax Accused Of Obstructing Access To Free Tax Filing

The IRS says it is reviewing concerns about its Free File program after ProPublica reporting found that tax-prep companies made it difficult to find the program.

Search results for