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President Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have touted billions in terminated contracts deemed wasteful, but there's little transparency about how savings are tracked.

About a quarter — 25.3% — of all new cars registered in California in 2024 were electric cars, compared with 25% in 2023. The flat sales follow several years of rapid growth, and sales are still far below the state’s 35% target.

It’s the first time the county has backed a Republican presidential candidate in more than 30 years.

The San Diego Natural History Museum (the Nat) is celebrating its 150th anniversary in Balboa Park this fall. Paleontologist Christopher Plouffe says that paleontologists are caretakers and historians — and that the best part is sharing this work with kids and adults alike.

The Chinese chatbot took the world by storm and rattled stock markets. But lost in all the attention was a focus on how the company is collecting and storing data.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring how competing narratives from politicians and the press can shape the public's understanding of the politics and policy. This conversation will be inspired in part by "The Movement and The 'Madman'" and CITIZEN HEARST, both of which are now streaming on the PBS app. Featured guests: Yu Ouyang: Associate Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Northwest Jeremi Suri: Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin The discussion will be moderated by Kelly McBride, Senior Vice President of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. The conversation will also be streamed live on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Facebook and YouTube channels.

The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades.

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Dr. Alexis Abernethy studies spirituality by way of rigorous science. In this episode, she shares her surprising findings with Kelly, palliative care physician BJ Miller and comedian W. Kamau Bell. How do you measure spiritual transcendence? Who is more at peace at the end of life, the atheist or the devout believer? What is the value of organized religion?

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Diego is going to be hosting a formal, red-carpet premiere event for the new ASCE Documentary “Cities of the Future” on Saturday, August 24th at the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The reception will feature: • Delicious catering • Open bar • Red-carpet entrance • Exclusive film screening in the Fleet Science Center IMAX Dome Theater • Private access to the Fleet’s exhibits and facilities Visit: https://collaborate.asce.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=4a13dfef-36ba-414e-95b9-01904172d115&CommunityKey=69c0111b-c3f7-4757-bf2a-ebe81fd45bcf&Home=%2fcommunities%2fcommunity-home%2fmanage-events ASCE on Instagram and Facebook

Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts gives clues into the health of forests and fields.