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South Korea has the worst air pollution among the developed nations in the the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Armed With NASA Data, South Korea Confronts Its Choking Smog

The U.S. space agency and the South Korean government teamed up for the most ambitious study of Korean air quality to date and found the majority of the toxic air is homegrown, and not from neighbors.

Armed With NASA Data, South Korea Confronts Its Choking Smog

The U.S. space agency and the South Korean government teamed up for the most ambitious study of Korean air quality to date and found the majority of the toxic air is homegrown, and not from neighbors.

Ford Looks To A Fleet Of Driverless Cars

They'll be on the road by 2021, the company says, and will build on automation already available for help with parking and avoiding traffic. The vehicles could be used for ride sharing, Uber-style.

Washington state Solicitor General Noah Purcell, center, talks to reporters as Attorney General Bob Ferguson, third from right, looks on following a hearing in federal court in Seattle, Feb. 3, 2017.

Travel Ban Lifted But For How Long? Court Must Decide

Lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota are telling a federal appeals court that restoring President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries would "unleash chaos again."

In the musical KPOP, Ashley Park plays the Korean pop star Mwe, one of the show's emotional centers.

A New Musical — And Its Audience — Grapple With Asian Identity, Through K-Pop

The show's plot and very existence provokes larger questions around race, representation and casting.

A Year After San Bernardino And Apple-FBI, Where Are We On Encryption?

The shooting a year ago started a heated debate about government access to secured devices. As such access keeps getting more restricted, calls for "back doors" continue and questions remain.

Martha Stewart shares mouthwatering regional favorites from the Northeast, including mini chocolate whoopie pies filled with chocolate ganache.

MARTHA BAKES: Northeast

Airs Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Attendees at this week's Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas.

Tech Week: Hackers Meet, FCC's 1.1 Million Comments, Gmail Scans

The FCC made more than 1 million net neutrality comments available, hackers gathered to talk about home appliances that might be spies, and Google scans your "Gmails" for child pornography.

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz says the company plans to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, in response to President Trump's executive order on immigration. Schultz says it "effectively [bans] people from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, including refugees fleeing wars."

Starbucks Says It Will Hire 10,000 Refugees Worldwide In Next 5 Years

Airbnb, Lyft and Uber also announced plans to pay, house or otherwise support refugees both in and out of the U.S. who are affected by President's Trump's executive order on immigration.

An Estonian soldier takes aim during a training exercise at Tapa Army Base, Estonia, on Nov. 17. U.S. troops were also taking part in the training, about 70 miles from the border with Russia. NATO countries are stepping up their presence in Eastern Europe at a time of rising tensions with Russia.

Near The Russian Border, U.S. And NATO Beef Up Their Presence

U.S. troops are training in Estonia, just 70 miles from the Russian border. It points to NATO's increased activity in the Baltic states and Poland amid the growing tensions with Moscow.

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