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A new California law will allow Mexican students crossing the border in-state tuition rates to attend community college.

A new report from NOAA and NASA confirms that last month was the hottest July ever recorded, driven to new heights by human-caused climate change.

Read President Biden's 2024 State of the Union speech as prepared for delivery — and watch him give his speech on March 7.

A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains.

President Biden meanwhile has seen his approval rating stabilize and is well liked among Democrats, though he faces challenges with independents and younger voters.

Census Bureau data show the number of foreign-born people rose by nearly a million in 2022 after years of little growth. Experts say the increase coincides with a gradual reboot of legal immigration.

I cover the military and veterans affairs at KPBS. As a veteran who enlisted in the Navy after 9/11, I understand the challenges service members and veterans face because I’ve faced them, too. I’m looking to tell the stories of our local sailors, Marines and veterans and hold government entities accountable when they fail military and veteran families.

Renowned historians, descendants, and experts in the field will explore the struggles, triumphs, and significance of the brave African American women who made a life on the frontier. The free in-person panel discussion will include themes in the lives of prominent figures like Biddy Mason, who became one of the first citizens and landowners in Los Angeles in the 1850s and 1860s. Speakers in the panel include: Dr. Kevin Waite (Associate Professor- Modern American History, Durham University) Angela Wilkinson (Biddy Mason descendant) Shawntai Mitchum (Ph.D. student with a background in Black Feminism, University of Southern California) Jackie Broxton (Executive Director of the Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation) Moderation by Edwina Williams (Professor in the Department of Sociology) Visit: oma-online.org/events/the-herstory-of-black-women-in-the-american-west-free-panel-discussion-26february2023

At least four inmates died and 46 others attempted suicide from July 2021 through June 2022, according to a new report. It is the most yearly deaths and attempted suicides recorded since 2016.

Quan Huynh is the Executive Director of Defy Ventures, a nonprofit whose vision is to shift mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance. After spending 22 years in and out of prison, Quan was paroled from a life sentence in 2015 and created his first company six months later. The following year, he received the Peace Fellowship Award for his work with the Alternatives to Violence Project. Quan has been featured in Entrepreneur, PBS Newshour and Talks at Google. He will discuss his work, entrepreneurial success and his biography, Sparrow in the Razor Wire, as well as share his testimony on the Asian-American experience with gangs and confinement in the California Department of corrections. His discussion will expand our understanding of mentorship, resiliency and success. Sponsorship: Project Rebound and Sociology Department Follow Quan Huyuh: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter