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The latest Los Angeles homeless count found 66,433 people now live on the streets, in shelters and in vehicles around LA County.

Homelessness In Los Angeles County Rises Sharply

Los Angeles County's annual homeless count came out Friday and shows a double-digit increase over last year. The pandemic is also causing future homelessness projections to skyrocket.

A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International.

A Biden Promise About Overseas Abortion Funding Could Prove Difficult To Implement

It's part of an ongoing back-and-forth: Republican presidents ban U.S. funds for foreign aid groups that 'promote' abortion, Democratic presidents revoke the ban. This time things could be different.

"It was certainly expected that nursing homes would be hit but it was not inevitable that they'd be hit this hard," Richard Mollot, executive director of New York-based Long Term Care Community Coalition, told NPR.

For Most States, At Least A Third Of COVID-19 Deaths Are In Long-Term Care Facilities

The report comes as the government announced all states must now meet federal reporting guidelines. The type of information gathered by states up to now has been inconsistent.

Pandemic Financially Imperils Nearly Half Of American Households, Poll Finds

There are dividing lines when it comes to how families are weathering the pandemic: Those living in big cities, those making less than $100,000 a year, and Latino and Black families are faring worst.

A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y.

Trump Tries To Appeal To 'Housewives' And White Suburbs, But His Views Seem Outdated

President Trump is down in the polls among suburban voters. He's using fear to try to win them back, but his view of the suburbs seems out of date, as they've grown more diverse in recent years.

The legendary singer (seen sitting at a piano on stage) is celebrated on his centennial with vintage television performances of his classic hits in "Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs" (MY MUSIC) on PBS.

Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs (My Music)

Airs Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. on KPBS 2

Birth control pills in 1976 in New York. The birth control pill was approved by the FDA 60 years ago this week.

How The Approval Of The Birth Control Pill 60 Years Ago Helped Change Lives

Before the pill was approved by the FDA on May 9, 1960, there were few contraceptive options available to young women. It revolutionized family planning and the sex lives of millions of Americans.

Al Gore addresses the audience about climate change at the Salk Institute Auditorium on Dec. 3, 2019.

Former VP Al Gore Warns Salk Audience Of Rapidly Warming Climate

The former vice president warns a San Diego audience that climate change is already happening.

Ricardo Flores, a volunteer for Bernie Sanders, hands John Rellihan a campaign flyer in North Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. Sanders' supporters are making a big push for him to regain front-runner status.

Sanders' Army Of Volunteers Tries To Rally Support In Missouri

Bernie Sanders' supporters are making a big push in what could be the senator's last opportunity to regain front-runner status.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, shown here in 2005, allegedly ran a sex-trafficking operation together.

Jeffrey Epstein Update: Read The Deposition That Ghislaine Maxwell Fought To Hide

Ghislaine Maxwell's answers to questions about the sex-trafficking operation she allegedly ran with the late Jeffrey Epstein are now being made public.

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