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The store where we buy Christmas gifts is a landscape of neural stimulation that may or may not entice us to spend our money. A UC San Diego neuroeconomist explains what goes on in the brain as we decide what to buy.

For many caregivers of loved ones with dementia, the holidays aren't about trips or parties. They’re about handling the extra challenges of caregiving during an already stressful season.

Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. From Russia to the Middle East, what are the biggest threats facing the U.S.? Outgoing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joins Ian Bremmer for a wide-ranging conversation on America's view of the world and how much will (or won't) change in 2025.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: JamesEarl333 on TikTok, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the songs "Young Lion" and "Kid on Christmas."

If lawmakers can't reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like Social Security payments would continue.

For the first time in nearly three years, more San Diegans found housing than became homeless in November, marking a small but significant milestone in addressing the region's homelessness crisis, officials announced Friday.

San Diego County's unemployment rate decreased slightly in November to 4.6% from a revised 4.7% in October, but above the year- ago estimate of 4.3%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

Premieres Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at 11 pm. on KPBS TV / PBS app. A pioneering group of artists gain global recognition after embracing NFTs, but they must reckon with the controversies that threaten to undermine this new technology.

Coastal Community Foundation Benefit Concert in partnership with our music host, Friends of the Encinitas Library. Join us for a community event on the lawn of the Farmhouse with your low-back beach chairs and blankets, food vendors will be onsite, all alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages are on us, we will enjoy the music, community and goal to further the development of philanthropy and increase giving to make North County San Diego a better place to live. Live Here, Give Here! For more information visit: encinitaslibfriends.org Stay Connected on Instagram

A Saudi doctor drove into a market teeming with holiday shoppers in Magdeburg, an official said, as people mourned the victims and their shaken sense of security. Some 200 people were injured.