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U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

Is there a woman who has impacted your life in a profound way? NPR wants to hear your story.

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore the issue of reparations for African-Americans. Building on key issues of diversity and democracy; slavery and its aftermath; and socio-economic indicators, this documentary puts real people and their family histories into the reparations debate. Personal stories, expert interviews and rich archival materials underscored by evocative music weaves a narrative around the issue of reparations today so many years after the historical understanding of the end of slavery in America.

The public broadcasting CEOs defended their networks against accusations from House Republicans of bias in news and cultural programming.

I Never Sang for My Father is the story of Gene, a widower, with an elderly mother whom he loves and an 80-year-old father whom he has never loved, hard as he tried. Suddenly his mother dies and Gene is faced with the responsibility of having his father on his hands just at a time when he wants to remarry and move to California. This moving and perceptive work, by one of our most distinguished playwrights, probes the disquieting alienation that can exist between father and son despite the best intentions of both. Mild Adult Themes. Additional Saturday matinees on January 11 and 25 at 2 p.m. This is a Weekly Recurring Event Runs from Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 26, 2025 and happens every: Fridays: 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Timezone: PST Saturdays: 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Timezone: PST Sundays 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Timezone: PST Visit: https://powpac.org/misc_pages/play.php?id=311 PowPac, Poway's Community Theater on Facebook

The "blood worm moon," so named for the reddish hue of its glow and the time of year it's occurring, will be visible in every U.S. state.

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. For more than 17 years, TV host Samantha Brown has been exploring all four corners of the world, visiting more than 260 cities in 62 countries, sharing her adventures and introducing new cultures to viewers.

Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well as food supplies, but members also knew how to work together in a crisis.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. This program tells the forgotten true story of an African prince who was enslaved in Mississippi for 40 years before finally achieving freedom and becoming one of the most famous men in America.