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Construction Halts Weekend Trains Between San Diego And Los Angeles

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and the NCTD's Coaster trains won't run for three weekends beginning Saturday.

President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night is expected to strike a more optimistic tone than his inaugural address did last month.

Trump To Lay Out Plans For 'Renewal Of The American Spirit' In Joint Address

Tuesday's speech to Congress is a chance to reset a tumultuous first month. Administration officials say President Trump will strike a more optimistic tone than he did in his inaugural address.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during his swearing-in ceremony earlier this month, as President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence look on.

'We Hope It All Works Out': Pompeo Pays Surprise Visit To North Korea For Talks

Even as President Trump said he's leaving the Iran nuclear deal, he voiced optimism on another deal, as he sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to plan a meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (center) and his family prepare to cut the ribbon at the new Trump International Hotel on Oct. 26, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

Questions Linger About Trump's Foreign Business Ties And The Emoluments Clause

As the president's 100th day in office approaches, he still is facing questions about garnering business profits from foreign sources.

From A Read-Along Record To A Profane Tarot: The Year's Quirkiest Crowdfunded Comics

Crowdfunding and comics go well together — in fact, comic artists were doing it before that term existed. This year has been a good one for crowdfunded comics, and we've picked some of the best.

Matisse And Diebenkorn 'Meet' At Last, At The Baltimore Museum Of Art

Henri Matisse and Richard Diebenkorn never met in real life, but a new exhibit feels like a conversation between the two artists. Across decades and continents, Matisse influenced Deibenkorn's work.

David Rockefeller, then chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, speaks at the Chase Investment Forum in London in 1963.

David Rockefeller — Philanthropist, Banker And Collector — Dies At 101

The grandson of an oil baron, Rockefeller made his own name as the chief of Chase Manhattan Bank. But he was known nearly as well for his prodigious collections — of art, contacts and even beetles.

Building 209 is the only building so far renovated to house chronically homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center campus. The nearly 400 acres of the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center were donated in the 19th century to be a home for old and disabled soldiers. It hasn't been used that way in decades.

Overcoming A Shameful Past, VA Plans Haven For Homeless Vets In West Los Angeles

The West Los Angeles VA Medical Center was supposed to be a home for old and disabled soldiers. After decades, it's being transformed into a community for at least 1,200 chronically homeless veterans.

Jorge Odón, inventor of the Odón Device — described in a past NPR story as a tool for "popping a baby out like a cork."

Whatever Happened To ... The Car Mechanic Who Invented A Device To Pop Out A Baby?

Jorge Odon became a world celebrity — and the subject of a 'Jeopardy' question even — with his invention. But it hasn't made it to market yet. What's the timeline?

Attack of the asteroid on the Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

NOVA: Day The Dinosaurs Died

Airs Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV + Oct. 13 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

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