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A shipyard worker walks to his car at the end of the workday at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet potential threats from Russia and China.

Reality Check: Trump Proposal Doesn't Cover Major Military Expansion

President Trump's proposed increase in defense spending could help the Defense Department plug current holes in the force, but it wouldn't cover the major expansion he supports.

The top image is a map of the San Francisco airport created from Harris Symphony OpsVue radar track data analysis of an an Air Canada flight trying to land on July 7. The bottom image was taken from San Francisco International Airport video.

NTSB: Air Canada Jet Came Much Closer To Landing On Other Planes Than Thought

Investigators say the airliner trying to land in San Francisco could have caused a horrible disaster. Its pilots thought a taxiway with four planes waiting to take off was their assigned landing site.

President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, May 8, 2018.

San Diego Congressional Reps. React As Trump Withdraws From Iran Nuclear Accord

President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the landmark nuclear accord with Iran on Tuesday, abruptly restoring harsh sanctions in the most consequential foreign policy action of his presidency.

The Wind Still Blows Through The Willows — And Along 'The River Bank'

Kij Johnson works fresh magic with an old story in The River Bank, a sequel to The Wind in the Willows that introduces two new characters, Miss Mole and Miss Rabbit, but keeps the original's charm.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan at the Pentagon on Monday.

Pentagon's No. 2 Watches The Money — And The Future

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan views a rising China and proliferating military high tech as key challenges to the long-term security of the United States.

Alfie Boe showcases his mesmerizing and outstanding voice in a concert filmed at the Royal Festival Hall in London, during his latest sold-out tour.

Alfie Boe: Live From The Royal Festival Hall, London

Airs Monday, August 13, 2012 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

President Trump, seen here boarding Air Force One on Monday, has new criticism for business leaders who are leaving his manufacturing council.

More Business Leaders Leave Trump's Manufacturing Council

"Racism and murder are unequivocally reprehensible and are not morally equivalent to anything else that happened in Charlottesville," says Campbell Soup CEO Denise Morrison.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal waves during an official visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah in 2014. The Saudi billionaire was detained last month in Riyadh and has not been seen since.

A Saudi Billionaire's Detention Is Making Some Investors Nervous

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was swept up in early November with more than 200 other Saudi businessmen and princes in a massive anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Marcus Thurston and his family cut short their vacation and leave their hotel in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Tuesday, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence.

More Than 1 Million People Ordered To Evacuate As Hurricane Florence Approaches

The Category 4 storm is expected to hit the Carolinas and Virginia late Thursday or early Friday. All along the coast, people are being urged — or ordered — to get out, and get out early.

Sunday marked 72 years since the U.S. dropped one of two atomic bombs on Japan. On the eve of the anniversary, organizers of a peace event lit up torches on floats on the Motoyasu River next to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.

Japan Calls For Denuclearized World On 72nd Anniversary Of Hiroshima

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Now, Japan, the U.S. and other nations grapple with calls for global disarmament amid the threat posed by North Korea.

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