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Zhen Zhen, a baby giant panda, San Diego Zoo.

Airs Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Police officers and rescuers inspect the site of a bomb attack that targeted a police bus in the Vezneciler district of Istanbul on Tuesday.

Bomb In Istanbul Targets Police Vehicle, Kills 11 People

A blast during the morning rush hour killed at least seven police officers and four civilians, and injured at least 36 others.

Guitarist and composer Billy McLaughlin performs a concert with Orchestra Nova, conducted by Jung-Ho Pak in the KPBS studio.

Billy McLaughlin: Starry Night With Orchestra Nova

Airs Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

"I never imagined I would be in this position, doing this kind of work," says Raed Al Saleh, 33, of his job as the head of the Syrian Civil Defense. "But these are the circumstances."

This Syrian Dad Has One Of The World's Most Dangerous Jobs

Five years ago, Raed Al Saleh was a businessman. Now he heads the 3,000-strong Syrian Civil Defense, rescuing civilians from the rubble after airstrikes.

Woman Has Surgery On Leg Crushed By Taxi

A woman whose leg was crushed when a taxi rolled into a crowd outside a San Diego nightclub has undergone reconstructive surgery.

San Diego Above And Beyond

Airs Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Whitey Bulger Bio Profiles Boston's Most Notorious Gangster

Reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, who covered Bulger for years for The Boston Globe, have a new book out about the career criminal. Bulger was wanted for 19 murders when he was captured by the FBI in 2011. He faces trial in June.

A job-seeker fills out an application at a senior job fair in Palatine, Ill., in 2003. Many older workers, however, have been pushed to draw on their Social Security benefits due to high levels of unemployment.

Unemployment Pushes Workers Into Early Retirement

A 20 percent increase in retirement applications last year was something of a surprise to the Social Security Administration. Many older Americans needed to tap into their retirement benefits after losing their jobs during the recession.

Emergency services inspect the area following a suicide bombing in a major shopping and tourist district in the central part of Istanbul on Saturday.

Suicide Bomb In Istanbul Kills Five, Wounds 36

The deadly attack comes less than a week after a car bomb killed more than three dozen people in Ankara, Turkey's capital.

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) nominates Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to be the next Secretary of State in the Roosevelt Room of the White House December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Kerry Testifies Before Panel He Chairs

Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, said Thursday that the United States must get its fiscal house in order to lead worldwide, as lawmakers signaled his confirmation was a foregone conclusion.

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