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Airs Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, April 19 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

At a distribution of donated food in the Kibera community in Nairobi, there was a stampede as residents rushed for the limited supplies, with several injuries resulting.

They Used To Give Their Kids 3 Meals A Day. Then Came Coronavirus

They can no longer work. They have no savings. How do they feed their children? It's a dilemma around the world as COVID-19 lockdowns take a toll. We talk to three families in Kenya.

Crystal (Betty Gilpin, far right) finds herself the prey in a lethal game that is the focus of the film "The Hunt."

'The Hunt' Finally Hits Theaters And Asks You To Decide

Dark comedy had been pulled from theaters last September

Little Haiti in Tijuana, where thousands of Haitians have settled after the 2010 earthquake on January 12th, 2019

Haitians In Tijuana Look Back At A Decade Of Displacement Following 2010 Earthquake

Ten years ago this past Sunday, Haiti was rocked by an earthquake that left at least 100,000 people dead. Since, thousands of Haitians have come to America's southern border, only to find themselves marooned in Tijuana.

The Navajo Generating Station shut down in November 2019. The West's largest coal-fired power plant provided $12 million in yearly royalties to the Hopi Tribe.

Hopi Look To Tourism, Ranching For Income After Coal Power Plant Closure

The coal power plant that provided about 80% of the Hopi Nation's budget closed last month. Tribal leaders are now trying to figure out how to replace the revenue, which was their economic lifeline.

The Rev. Joseph Lowery gave the benediction during the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Rev. Joseph Lowery, 'Dean' Of The Civil Rights Movement, Dies At 98

Lowery got his start as an activist organizing bus boycotts in 1950s Alabama. He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades and prayed at Barack Obama's first inauguration.

Public health experts say skiing at resorts isn't as low risk as first thought. Most North American ski resorts — Sun Valley included — shut down for the season weeks ahead of schedule.

Sun Valley, Idaho: 'No One Should Come Here'

Some states in the rural West are still reporting very low numbers of COVID-19 cases. But there are pockets with high infection rates: wealthy resort towns with a lot of visitor traffic.

Coffins of deceased people stored in a warehouse near Bergamo — a city at the heart of Italy's coronavirus crisis — before being transported to another region for cremation.

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

"Case fatality rates have been very confusing," says Dr. Steven Lawrence, an infectious disease expert. Here's why.

A flock of snow geese takes flight. Science writer Sonia Shah says climate change has impacted the the migration of thousands of species.

New Book Argues Migration Isn't A Crisis — It's The Solution

When living things cross into new territory, they are often viewed as threats. But Sonia Shah, who has written a new book — The Next Great Migration -- says the "invaders" are just following biology.

Adam Gnade is the author of "This Is The End Of Something But It's Not The End Of You."

A New Novel By Adam Gnade Is A Love Letter To San Diego — And A Rocky Past

In "This Is The End Of Something But It's Not The End Of You," former San Diegan Adam Gnade explores loss, vice, love and home.

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