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Arlene Harms pictured at the baby grand piano in what used to be her home in Paradise in this undated photo.

No Time to Rebuild: A Family Says Goodbye to Paradise After 58 Years

It was 1960 when a young couple from La Verne in Los Angeles County moved north to Paradise. There were fewer than 10,000 people in the town then, tucked high in the pines between Chico and the Plumas National Forest.

University of Oregon scientists used real dust from inside homes around Portland to test the effects of sunlight, UV light and darkness on bacteria found in the dust.

Grandma Was Right: Sunshine Helps Kill Germs Indoors

All kinds of bacteria live with us indoors, and some can make us sick. A new study shows that rooms exposed to light had about half the live bacteria found in rooms that were kept in darkness.

Joseph James DeAngelo, who authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders, is arraigned in Sacramento, Calif., in April 2019.

Golden State Killer Trial To Be Held In Northern California

A former police officer suspected of being one of California's most elusive serial killers will face a trial in Sacramento County on more than two dozen charges, including 13 murder counts, prosecutors said Tuesday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray (from left); CIA Director Gina Haspel; Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats; and Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, arrive to testify before the Senate intelligence committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Trump Faults Spy Bosses As Break Widens Between What They Advise And What He Does

The president complained that his chiefs of the intelligence services were too "passive" and "naive" after a Senate hearing that underscored how often the White House rejects their assessments.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is using holograms to help visitors learn about the experiences of people during the Holocaust.

Illinois Holocaust Museum Preserves Survivors' Stories — As Holograms

Hearing firsthand accounts from survivors has been key for Holocaust education. The first-of-its-kind exhibit features holograms of 13 survivors who answered 2,000 questions about their experiences.

Theodore Roosevelt and Candido Rondon holding up a bush deer, 1914.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Into The Amazon

Airs Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Margot Robbie stars as Queen Elizabeth I in the film <em>Mary Queen of Scots.</em> "Right now we're making a push — I feel more than I've ever experienced — to have more women in leadership roles," Robbie says.

The Cost Of Being Queen: 'Mary' Explores The Sacrifices Of Women In Power

Margot Robbie is Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots. "We re-examine history as a way of understanding what's happening in our present time, and where we're heading in the future," she says.

Ayub Ali, 61, was fatally shot during a robbery at Aunt Molly's Food Store on Tuesday in North Lauderdale, Fla.

Father Of 2 Parkland Shooting Survivors Is Shot And Killed In Robbery

Ayub Ali was working at his Florida convenience store when a man with a gun walked in. Two of his four kids were in class during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February.

A construction worker at the Monad Terrace luxury development, a high-rise in Miami Beach that has been designed to withstand several decades of climate change and sea level rise.

Building For An Uncertain Future: Miami Residents Adapt To The Changing Climate

In Miami, the effects of global warming are not hypothetical predictions but realities of everyday life, prompting change by government, businesses and individuals alike.

Naledi, a baby elephant orphan who finds her place in the herd with the help of her caretakers. Baby elephants rely on enzymes from their mothers’ milk to help digest grasses and other plants. Abu Camp, Botswana.

NATURE: Naledi: One Little Elephant

Airs Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

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