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Nine months have passed since a devastating earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless in Haiti. The island has made some progress, but much remains to be done. By some estimates, the cleanup process alone could take years.

Sudan and South Sudan are still threatening one another along their borders. The U.N. is warning both Sudans that they could face sanctions if they can't reverse their escalating feud.

Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with the PBS Video App. On this episode, we follow the migration of Asian Americans to the San Diego region, and the impact they had in forming the city. Join us for detailed accounts on how San Diego's Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Filipino immigrants moved to the region.

After decades of neglect and abuse by Egypt's former regime, Bedouin tribesmen say they are kidnapping Western visitors in an attempt to force the government to meet basic needs such as running water. They say they aren't happy doing it, but they feel they have no choice.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Boo spent more than three years in Mumbai's Annawadi slum. In her book Behind the Beautiful Forevers, she profiles people living in extreme poverty — right in the shadow of luxury hotels. On Wednesday, the book won the National Book Award for nonfiction.

Download new music from hip-hop veteran N.O.R.E., indie-rock favorites Telekinesis and Phosphorescent, soul man Charles Bradley, folksinger Samantha Crain and many more in this special edition of Heavy Rotation.

International mining companies hope to establish operations soon in the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest nations. Meanwhile, farmers are flocking to mining villages — where the poor conditions remind aid workers of refugee camps. One village had four fires in two months.

Monday marks the symbolic arrival of a milestone in the world's population: 7 billion humans. And as the number of people grows, so does the need for infrastructure to support them, such as roads and schools. Both China and South Sudan have fast-growing populations, but the challenges the two countries face are vastly different.

Capt. Benjamin Tupper, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, recalls his former commanding officer's reluctance to let Afghan soldiers use computers.

Out-of-work adults and recent grads who can't find work in their fields are increasingly taking entry-level jobs traditionally held by teens. The jobless rate for 16- to 19-year-olds this summer is the highest on record for any summer since 1948.