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Ernest Hemingway at his home Cuba, late 1940s.

Wednesdays, Oct. 23 - Nov. 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture.

Fitness classes are among the many elements of daily life that moved to Zoom during the pandemic.

A Pandemic Winner: How Zoom Beat Tech Giants To Dominate Video Chat

Technology let us see and be with each other even when we couldn't do it in person. How did a Silicon Valley upstart beat out the tech powerhouses in video conferencing?

A Pandemic Winner: How Zoom Beat Tech Giants To Dominate Video Chat

Technology let us see and be with each other even when we couldn't do it in person. How did a Silicon Valley upstart beat out the tech powerhouses in video conferencing?

Christian Richard stands next to a groundwater well on his southwestern Louisiana farm. A centuries-old law allows landowners in the state to use as much water as they want for free.

Known For Its Floods, Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater

After decades of overuse and lax regulation, Louisiana is losing groundwater faster than almost anywhere else in the country. Experts warn of a crisis more common in the drought-stricken West.

A custom-made semi-automatic hunting rifle with a high-capacity detachable magazine is displayed at a gun store in Rockin, Calif. California. Oct. 3, 2013.

California To Set New Window For Assault Weapon Registration

California will give gun owners more time to register their legal assault weapons after critics say the state botched its registration system in 2018.

Many hospitals, including Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, reported reaching capacity in their ICUs during the winter surge in COVID hospitalizations. These conditions, according to research, may have led to more deaths.

Lessons From The COVID-19 Crisis: Overcrowding Hospitals Cost Lives

Researchers have quantified the price paid for fast-spreading COVID-19 infections. Patients who might have survived otherwise perished in crowded ICUs.

Jose de los Rios works at a Procter & Gamble plant in Mehoopany, Pa., that makes Charmin toilet paper and other products. The factory has been running nonstop in recent weeks.

Everyone Wants What He Makes At The Always Busy Charmin Toilet Paper Factory

The plant in Mehoopany, Pa., which makes Charmin toilet paper and Bounty paper towels, is the biggest Procter & Gamble factory in the world and has been running nonstop in recent weeks.

The IRS is expected to push back the tax filing deadline for a second year as the coronavirus pandemic continues and with a number of last-minute changes to tax law.

IRS Postpones Tax Filing Deadline To May 17

It is the second consecutive year the agency has given taxpayers more time to file their returns because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tourists arrive at Palma de Mallorca, Spain, last summer. The EU's executive arm has proposed a certificate to ease travel across its member states.

EU Officials Propose Digital Travel Certificates — Vaccination Not Required

Certificates with QR codes would serve as proof that a person has either been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the disease.

Dr. Jun Wu's team at University of Texas Southwestern medical Center at Dallas have created hollow balls of cells that closely resemble embryos at the stage when they usually implant in the womb, which are known as blastocysts. The new laboratory-made embryos have been dubbed "blastoids."

Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos

These structures made from living human cells are similar to human embryos at the stage when they implant in the womb. They allow scientists to research new ways to treat infertility.

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