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Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One musician emailed the interim director, Richard Grenell. He responded.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In a 1974 act akin to civil disobedience, eleven women and their supporters organize their ordination as Episcopal priests in an unauthorized service. A Black urban church in Philadelphia welcomes them, but larger change is not easy. The women are harassed and threatened as they build a movement that challenges patriarchy.

Merrill, who turns 22 on April 19, made his major league debut last season and became an All-Star, hitting .292 with 24 homers, 90 RBIs and 16 stolen bases.

Event by North County Climate Change Alliance and Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance Our Changing Climate Series - Please join us to hear from special guest speaker Leona Morgan (Diné, she/her). This event is being co-hosted by the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance (NAZCCA). https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuc-mpqD8vGdF4F3z5Tbkogj-DPsGdp7ue?fbclid=IwY2xjawFsTNdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSz31GN4Qw6LXXHU-ZtyNTFJh2rayeYru4ZmVm3BwQMBSGT0ZmDjZAq5jg_aem_WajVSx__4qzbS0LdX6LHzg#/registration Our speaker will unpack the Diné history of nuclear colonialism, highlight why nuclear energy is not a solution to climate change, and make connections between New Mexico and Southern California regarding radioactive waste management. Leona Morgan (Diné, she/her) is a community organizer who has been fighting nuclear colonialism since 2007. The Albuquerque-based activist is a co-founder of Haul No!, an initiative to stop Energy Fuels' uranium mine near the Grand Canyon. She helped to successfully prevent a new uranium mining and processing project in Churchrock and Crownpoint, New Mexico. Leona grew up in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and attributes the health issues suffered by her family and others who live (or lived) near uranium sites to the resulting radioactive exposure and contamination. She is a graduate student at the University of New Mexico. There will be time for questions from the audience.

Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic was booed by some sections of the crowd after retiring injured from his Australian Open semifinal against German Alexander Zverev.

It's a "ready-to-use therapeutic food" that's had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it's still available. Factories and field workers have a different view.

Spreckels Organ Society, a non-profit organization curating concerts and performances at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in the heart of Balboa Park, celebrates Halloween with a special Spooktacular concert featuring Phantom of the Opera and Haunted Organ Tour. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., The Haunted Pavilion opens to the public for a kid-friendly insider tour “Meet the Great Composers Decomposing,” joined by zombies from Thriller San Diego (first-come, first-served). At 6:30 p.m., the concert begins with Spooktacular organ solos, led by Spreckels Organ Artistic Director Raul Prieto Ramírez, who is also San Diego’s Civic Organist; followed by a “Phantom of the Opera” concert with Soprano Caroline Nelms and Tenor Bernardo Bermudez. The program – free and open to the public – includes state-of-the-art spooky projections on the Pavilion by SonderEyes to provide a unique Halloween visual experience that goes with the music. For more information about the Spreckels Organ Society, visit www.SpreckelsOrgan.org. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-spooktacular-at-the-spreckels-organ-pavilion-in-balboa-park-tickets-1054229832809 Spreckels Organ Society on Instagram and Facebook

American winemakers tell us why tariffs hurt their industry.

A week after going missing, the final missing soldier was found, the Army said. The soldiers were operating an armored vehicle that became submerged in a swamp during a training mission.