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Watch Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Encore Friday, May 29, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine’s "The Nutcracker" 70 years ago as a teenage immigrant from China.

The San Diego County Administration building is seen on Sept. 20, 2024.

San Diego County Supervisors OK affordable parking proposal

Supervisor Joel Anderson's proposal directs county staff to explore ways to maximize use of the Ash Street Parking Garage, as well as the Cedar- Kettner and James R. Mills Building structures.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at the National Action Network annual convention on April 8, 2026, in New York City. Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI over accusations the company's chatbots are violating the state's medical licensing regulations.

Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor

State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number.

Five publishers and bestselling author Scott Turow are suing Meta for allegedly building generative AI models on millions of copyrighted works. Turow is pictured above during the New Yorker Festival in New York City in October 2014.

Scott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement

Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.

The bank vole is one of the rodents that can transmit the hantavirus. In rare cases, there is human-to-human transmission.

Hantavirus on cruise ship confirmed as rare type that can spread human-to-human

While most hantaviruses spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva, officials confirm that the type on the cruise ship is Andes hantavirus, which is known to spread between people.

Antonio, Joshua, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar stand in front of Gruene Hall ahead of their performance as an opening act for country singer Kacey Musgraves in New Braunfels, Texas on May 4, 2026. The three brothers were recently detained by ICE along with their parents and held for 13 days at the detention center in Dilley, Texas.

From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves

The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.

Dawit Tamru heads the school of midwifery at a university hospital in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. He was inspired to become a midwife when his mother experienced severe difficulties after delivering his younger sister — and midwives saved her life.

Midwives saved his mom's life -- and inspired him to pursue the profession

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

Polymarket claims its headquarters is on the 21st floor of the Oceania Business Plaza. So do more than a dozen other crypto companies. But the address leads to a law firm.

NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is a professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School and the founder of the African American Policy Forum.

A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory — a term she helped coin

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

A woman stands with her children as her husband prepares to set sail on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford from the Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. More than 10 months later the carrier and its crew is still at sea.

A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families

Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.

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