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KPBS Midday Edition is producing an upcoming show on friendship.

Premieres Monday, March 20, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen."

Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Furry ROADSHOW finds will be sure to leave tails wagging for more including a 1965 Charles Schulz Peanuts strip, a Julius Adam II "Kitten Symphony" oil, and a Jamie Wyeth portrait of Andy Warhol with his dog. One is $90,000!

Irvo Otieno was transferred from jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. Prosecutors say he was handcuffed during the intake process and "smothered" by seven deputies for some 12 minutes.

The rates of premature birth in the U.S. are high, especially in certain states. Experts worry that states restricting abortion have fewer maternal care providers than those with abortion access.

A bill to repeal authorization of the use of force in Iraq has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate. A final vote in the chamber could come near 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

The state's high court ruled Thursday that a North Dakota abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the nation’s worker health and safety efforts largely failed in his previous job to enforce protections for California outdoor workers exposed to toxic wildfire smoke. That’s according to an investigation by KQED and The California Newsroom.

The Final Four is in Houston. The semifinals are on April 1, with the championship game on April 3.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants state regulators to decide whether to impose the nation's first penalty on oil companies for price gouging.