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Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, pictured here at a press conference in May 2018, last week declared rape and sexual violence a national emergency.

Sierra Leone's President Declared Rape A National Emergency. What Happens Now?

Women's rights groups have welcomed the declaration, but are concerned whether the new policies can impact the lives of the country's women and girls.

Presenter Fiona Bruce at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art

Airs Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

One Book, One San Diego: 2017 Finalists

Local readers submitted over 500 nominations for the One Book, One San Diego 2017 title. Nine finalists made the cut.

Claude Monet's "Haystacks at Chailly," painted in 1865.

Two Chances To See Monet Paintings This Fall In Balboa Park

His paintings gave a name to the impressionist movement and his life spanned to the beginnings of modern art. The 19th-Century French painter Claude Monet's works are celebrated in museums around the world, and this fall they will be celebrated in Balboa Park.

Jeff Goldblum plays scientist Seth Brundle in David Cronenberg's film "The Fly." The film screens Friday at Digital Gym Cinema as part of the Reel Science film series.

The Nat And Digital Gym Cinema Partner For Third Year Of Reel Science

Film series pairs local scientists with sci-fi films in May

Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, center, wearing red tie, leaves court in San Diego, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018.

What Does Hunter's Narrow Victory Mean For Future Politics In CA-50?

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, won re-election in the 50th district, despite a federal indictment, but it was the closest election Hunter has ever had.

Reprinted from <em>I Was Their American Dream</em> (copyright 2019 by Malaka Gharib).

In 'I Was Their American Dream,' It's Culture, Not Color, That Matters

Even as NPR editor Malaka Gharib makes light of herself in her high-spirited graphical memoir, her wisdom about the power and limits of racial identity is evident in the way she draws.

The world's second-biggest garbage dump is in Brasilia. It has been growing since the 1950s, when city planners failed to factor in proper facilities for trash disposal, and now occupies the equivalent of 250 football fields.

As A Massive Garbage Dump Closes In Brazil, Trash-Pickers Face An Uncertain Future

Authorities are closing a dump on the outskirts of Brasilia. Some 2,000 trash-pickers, who sort and sell recyclables, depend on the dump for their livelihoods — despite the risk of disease and injury.

Fernando LaFuente did not learn of his death until this week, days after his former team falsely reported it to the Leinster Senior Football League

'That's How I Found Out I Was Dead': Soccer Club Fakes Player's Demise (Poorly)

Fernando LaFuente's former team, Ballybrack FC in Dublin, says it made an "unacceptable mistake" by falsely reporting his death in an accident. He didn't find out about it until coworkers told him.

Norman Mineta (right) is awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. His wife Deni is on his left. The White House ceremony took place on Friday, Dec. 15, 2006.

Norman Mineta And His Legacy: An American Story

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Meet the statesman who served as cabinet secretary for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. Imprisoned by the U.S. during World War II for his Japanese ancestry, Mineta rose to become the first Asian American to serve in a presidential cabinet.

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