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Cars pass under the Third Avenue sign in downtown Chula Vista, Oct. 7, 2014.

New County Data Show Coronavirus Cases Rising In South Bay Cities

Low income ZIP codes, particularly in Chula Vista and National City, have seen significant jumps in cases. Experts say existing health disparities make these neighborhoods particularly vulnerable.

Selección 2019: "Éramos unos niños / Just Kids" by Patti Smith

Selección 2019 para Sin Fronteras

Immigrant rights activists rally for drivers licenses in Boston.

Pandemic Renews Debate Over Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Workers

Undocumented workers in some states must choose between driving illegally and risking exposure to the virus by sharing rides.

"The Mole Agent," a documentary by Maite Alberdi, follows 83-year-old Sergio Chamy who is sent as an undercover spy to a Chilean retirement home to track suspected elder abuse.

POV: The Mole Agent

Stream or tune in Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

July 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the July 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

A student participating in a distance learning virtual class during the COVID-19 pandemic in this file photo taken Sept. 2, 2020.

English Learners Are Falling Further Behind In The Virtual Classroom

Students who are not fluent in English have received D’s and F’s at significantly higher rates than their peers during distance learning.

Mexican fishermen tend to their nets on Playa Bagdad (Bagdad Beach), just south of the Texas-Mexico border. Poaching of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico is a multimillion-dollar black market.

A Battle On The Gulf Pits The Coast Guard Against Mexican Red Snapper Poachers

Mexican fishermen are illegally plundering tons of red snapper from the lower Texas Gulf Coast, raising the ire of the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas fishermen, marine biologists and the federal government.

Palm trees blow in the wind as Hurricane Eta nears landfall in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on Tuesday.

Hurricane Eta Lashes Nicaragua's Coast As Forecasters Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Flooding

The center of the Category 4 storm, packing winds of 145 mph, is moving toward the coast Tuesday morning. It's expected to dump torrential rains in the country's poorest region.

Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000 people die of a disease that, he notes, is "preventable and treatable."

New U.S. Malaria Czar: Why We Should Care About The Disease, Even In A Pandemic

Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden.

A Honduran migrant woman carries a child on her back as they travel with other migrants by foot along a highway in Chiquimula, Guatemala, on Saturday, in hopes of reaching the U.S. border.

Migrant Caravan: Thousands Move Into Guatemala, Hoping To Reach U.S.

Some of the Honduran migrants in the caravan say they are hoping to see a change in U.S. asylum policy when President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

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