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The five-piece New Orleans funk bank Galactic has a new CD called "Ya-ka-may" that captures the music of New Orleans. They collaborated with legendary Crescent City musicians like Irma Thomas and Allen Toussaint, as well as new ones, like Bounce artists Big Freedia and Cheeky Black. We'll talk about the new album with members of the band Galactic.

Maybe the third time will be the charm. President Obama can only hope. He named former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as his commerce secretary on Wednesday after his top two choices for the post fell through.

Encore Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. The two-hour program examines the final year of World War II in the Pacific, including the rationale for using the atomic bomb, and features the first-hand recollections of both American and Japanese civilians and soldiers — even a kamikaze pilot who survived his failed mission.

The pilot of the US Airways flight that crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday was a seasoned commercial airline and military pilot. Experts say his "textbook ditching" of the jet took his unique combination of extensive training and intuition.

A pilot project to test a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border has been riddled with technical problems. Completion of the project's first phase will be delayed by at least three years. The virtual fence pilot project covers 28 miles of the border, south of Tucson.

The Bush Administration decides to bring a trade case against the European Union at the World Trade Organization. The administration says the EU is providing illegal subsidies to airplane manufacturer Airbus. The EU calls the U.S. decision "disappointing."

China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft docked successfully with the orbiting Tiangong 1 test module this week, ticking off another accomplishment for the country's manned spaceflight program. Jonathan McDowell and Joan Johnson-Freese discuss the future of China's space program, and whether a new space race is heating up.

China has halted its military cooperation with the U.S. and threatened this week to sanction American companies involved in selling arms to Taiwan. Beijing's sharp reaction came after Washington announced a $6.4 billion weapons deal to Taiwan.

Deputy incident commander Carlton Joseph says investigators have determined that the massive fire north of Los Angeles that erupted a week ago was caused by human activity, but they are still trying to figure out exactly how it started — and whether it was an accident or arson.

As we watch in horror as oil spreads across the Gulf of Mexico, we may also be witnessing a contemporary conundrum: a problem we cannot solve.