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Conrad Prebys and Debbie Turner were honored as Visionaries in the KPBS Hall of Fame for the support of MASTERPIECE.
Mrs. Audrey S. Geisel was also honored as a Visionary for her longtime support of KPBS' outreach and literacy programs. The late Brad Warner, former program manager, was posthumously inducted with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Conrad Prebys Foundation Announces Nearly $78 Million in Grants

KPBS to receive $8 million gift over five years

Shelby Swan places a sign outside Youngs Asian Massage where four people were shot and killed this week in Acworth, Ga. Another four were fatally shot at two massage businesses in Atlanta, but authorities have not released their names.

What We Know About The Victims Of The Atlanta-Area Shootings

A mother of two, an Army infantry veteran and a massage therapist are among the named victims of the shooting attacks that killed eight people, mostly women of Asian descent.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, seen campaigning with former Vice President Joe Biden in March, are two of the women often talked about as possible running mates on the Democratic ticket.

Biden Announces Vice Presidential Search Committee

Former Vice President Joe Biden has kicked off the next phase of his campaign, appointing former and current Democratic officials to help him pick a running mate. Biden has said he'll choose a woman.

One of the suits of armor available in <em>Assassin's Creed: Valhalla</em> — if you're willing to pay real money.

Microtransactions Are Great For Game Companies, Less So For Players

Microtransactions are small in-game purchases that grant you mostly cosmetic upgrades — but sometimes, they can affect game play. And some gamers say they're becoming increasingly intrusive.

Citing a lack of access to testing for many vulnerable essential workers, a group of researchers teamed up with a local health clinic to organize pop-up coronavirus testing events in the central Illinois town of Rantoul.

To Help Farmworkers Get COVID-19 Tests And Vaccine, Build Trust And A Safety Net

Getting COVID-19 tests and vaccine to essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. A positive test can be financially devastating.

Before conducting the nasal swab test for COVID-19 at the Rantoul, Ill., clinic, researchers go out to greet each visitor and ask for basic identification and health information.

To Help Farmworkers Get COVID-19 Tests And Vaccine, Build Trust And A Safety Net

Getting COVID-19 tests and vaccine to essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. A positive test can be financially devastating.

In this Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, in Washington.

US Strike, First Under Biden, Kills Iran-Backed Militiaman

An Iraqi militia official says a U.S. airstrike in Syria has killed one militiaman and wounded a number of others with a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi group. The strike marks the first military action undertaken by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian's then-oil minister on Dec. 1, 1973, in London during talks on the oil crisis.

Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Key To Making Saudi Arabia A World Oil Power, Dies At 90

He was Saudi Arabia's oil minister for nearly 25 years, rising to fame for engineering the 1973 oil embargo and negotiating Saudi control of Aramco from U.S. fuel giants.

Software engineer Tracy Chou's own experience on social media led her to create Block Party, an app that helps people filter their feeds to manage online abuse and harassment.

Block Party Aims To Be A 'Spam Folder' For Social Media Harassment

In part because of her own experience being targeted with online harassment and threats, Tracy Chou launched Block Party, a startup that aims to help people feel safer on social media.

'To Me He's Not A Number': Families Reflect As U.S. Passes 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Family members of those who've died from COVID-19 reflect on the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths, and how their individual loss fits within the magnitude of that number.

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