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Justice Clarence Thomas dissented while two other conservatives wrote that they may be sympathetic to the case were it to be brought after a lower court ruling.

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is spending like it never did before. Its biggest recipient: Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has taken $2.9 million from the union since he was elected governor.

Astronomers say the brightest moon of the year will be visible Wednesday night, reaching its apex Thursday — for all those willing to stir before dawn for a look.

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is spending like it never did before. Its biggest recipient: Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has taken $2.9 million from the union since he was elected governor.

Winston, a western lowland gorilla who was a favorite attraction at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has died at the age of 52.

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.

Jennifer Koh is shaking up the long-established chamber music series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An example of that is her collaboration with pianist-composer Missy Mazzoli.

Coming Soon! Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow filmmaker Vianet Djenguet as he documents a grueling but vital mission to habituate a notoriously protective 450-pound silverback, in a last-ditch effort to save the critically endangered Eastern lowland gorillas from extinction.

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.

The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist.