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  • Operation Buster–Jangle was a series of seven nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States in late 1951 at the Nevada Test Site.
    Downwinders and the Radioactive West
    Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV Stream now with the PBS app. In the 1950s and '60s, the U.S. government conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Nevada desert. The resulting fallout would kick off a decades-long debate over cancer rates, the costs of patriotism, and the responsibility of a nation to protect its citizens. The film chronicles the history of the testing program, and shares the stories of Utahans who lived downwind from the Nevada site.
  • An Azerbaijani environmental activist waves a national flag during a protest against what they claim is illegal mining at the Lachin corridor, the only land link between the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and Armenia.
    Azerbaijan’s human-rights record is under fire as it prepares to host UN climate talks
    Azerbaijan has carried out an “escalating crackdown” on government critics and activists over the past two years, according to Human Rights Watch and Freedom Now.
  • Ted Carlson puts McKenzie, his best friend Evan Purcell's cat, into a pickup in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Debris from Hurricane Helene still sits alongside the driveway.
    Floridians reconsider staying home as Hurricane Milton edges closer
    Communities along Florida's west coast are bracing for a life-threatening storm. Many residents are taking Milton very seriously, heeding calls to evacuate to higher ground. Others are staying put.
  • Third Eye Blind - Live At Red Rocks
    Third Eye Blind - Live at Red Rocks
    Saturday, Oct.12, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate with the band as they play the historic Red Rocks amphitheater for the first time. Third Eye Blind delivers a hit-filled performance to thousands of their adoring fans, including "Graduate," "Jumper," "How's It Going To Be" and more.
  • In some areas of the world, people may not be living quite as long as researchers once thought, according to new research.
    Alive on paper but dead in reality — why fewer people may be reaching advanced age
    Research into some areas of the world that have a lot of centenarians shows that some of those people are no longer alive. Sometimes the fault is bad record-keeping and sometimes it's outright fraud.
  • Host Ian Bremmer
    GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER: What's Iran's Next Move?
    Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Much of the uncertainty for Western officials about Israel's military escalations in the Middle East relates to Iran's response. This week, Iranian Vice President Javad Zarif argues that his country is the one showing restraint.
  • As interest rates have dropped, refinancing could make sense, or not. Here's what to know before you decide.
    Mortgage rates have dropped. Should you refinance your home?
    Interested in seeing if you can save money on your mortgage? Here's what to know about refinancing – and how to think about timing.
  • "Mona Lisa Is Missing"
    Mona Lisa is Missing
    Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. It's the most famous painting in the world. Nearly 8.5 million people visit her every year. Yet few have ever heard about the time the "Mona Lisa" actually vanished from the Louvre in Paris for nearly two and a half years.
  • A year after Ohio derailment, U.S. freight trains remain largely unregulated
    ProPublica reporter Topher Sanders has spent the last two years investigating America's aging freight train system. He says the FRA monitors "less than 1% of what's happening on the rails."
  • Naloxone, often sold under the brand name Narcan, is seen as a major factor in declining drug overdose deaths. The White House says more companies are agreeing to make the medication available at work sites, in classrooms and at other locations where drug fatalities occur.
    250 companies, schools and organizations pledge to provide overdose antidote naloxone
    The White House says big companies like Amazon, the NHL, and United Airlines are joining the push to prevent overdoses by making naloxone widely available.
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