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Economist Sonali Deraniyagala lost her husband, parents and two sons in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Wave is her searing, unflinching account of learning to live with that loss, and of allowing herself to remember the life that she lost.

California is sweltering under summer-like temperatures. Record heat is forecast statewide again Monday.

Airs Wednesdays, July 1 - 22, 2015 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Mary Tillman, the mother of fallen U.S. soldier Pat Tillman, explains why she was suspicious of how her son died in Afghanistan, why her son left the NFL serve his country, and why she rejects the Arm

For the fashion-conscious gardener, here are the most colorful and flavorful new edibles. This year's picks include the indigo tomato, wasabi and a pineapple-flavored berry.

The state declared areas of the Gulf of Mexico off-limits to fishing and shrimping because of fears of contamination from the BP spill. But that hasn't stopped some commercial and recreational fishers. Some set out at night, hoping to elude game officials.

Armored military vehicles rumbled through the streets of the Egyptian capital on Friday in a crackdown on countrywide anti-government protesters that went head-to-head with riot police and set fire to the ruling party headquarters.

The state's Republican Gov. Scott Walker has survived a recall election in one of the most closely watched and dramatic state races. He defeated Milwaukee's Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett.

Librarian Nancy Pearl shares the work of a few of her best-loved poets. They include a former nun who wrote about Marilyn Monroe, a man who was left paralyzed after a bicycle accident, and writers who — despite the sometimes rigid requirements of their chosen form — find surprising, inventive ways to use words.

The mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Obama said Sunday in a late-night statement at the White House. Details are still emerging about Osama bin Laden's death. But his life ran a fascinating trajectory: from the pampered son of a Saudi millionaire to the world's most-wanted terrorist.