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Charities and nonprofit agencies are embracing the symbols to communicate about tough topics like global hunger, poverty and disease.

Beyond the pageantry and royal stagecraft at which the British excel, there is a story about a changing Britain, a complicated U.S. family, a resilient monarchy and the redemption of a wayward prince.

Queen Elizabeth II today becomes Great Britain's longest reigning royal, overtaking Queen Victoria, who ruled for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days. She's marking the occasion by opening a railway line.

The San Diego Coffee Training Institute opened last fall near downtown San Diego's homeless encampments and Barrio Logan's creative entrepreneurs. It's expanding to offer more barista training spots to people who need help.

Barbara Kingsolver's seventh novel addresses global warming and the failings of public education through the story of a Tennessee woman whose thus-far disappointing life changes when 15 million monarch butterflies alight in the woods near her home.

Airs Monday, Dec. 25, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

For Presidents Day, here's a look back at the controversy over what to call the country's leader, and how the modest title of "president" won out over anything that sounded too much like a monarch.

Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is one of the most popular and most often performed operas. San Diego Opera's production promises to bring something new to the classic.

Airs Saturdays, Dec. 16, 2017 - Jan. 20, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Former national security adviser John Bolton talked with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his new book, The Room Where It Happened. Bolton accuses Trump of incoherent decision-making and incompetence.