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As the nation waits for a verdict in the George Floyd killing, a case with a disturbingly similar set of facts has just been resolved in San Diego. In October 2019, 24-year old Angel Zepata Hernandez died after being restrained with knees in his back and on his neck by Transit law enforcement. Yesterday, a 5.5 million dollar settlement was announced in the case – as well as reforms in the policing policies of San Diego’s Metropolitan transit system.

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

The commission submitted a 19 proposed changes involving SDPD's policy on how officers respond to and interact with protestors.

Two senators have unveiled a new bill with bipartisan support. But skeptics are already warning it's a step backwards and is far too crypto-friendly.

Officials expect the charges to run in the dozens, and — if convicted — suspect Robert "Bobby" Crimo III could face a mandatory life sentence without parole.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Friday, June 16, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / No longer available to stream on demand. Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like "Hair," "A Chorus Line" and for colored girls, created a "theater of inclusion" based on the belief that great art is for everyone.

The ultimate aim of Musk's $2.9 billion share purchase is not clear. Yet in recent weeks Musk has questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15 by next week, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year. Plus, a cyber attack that shut down Scripps Health's systems over the weekend is still causing problems. Also, the Biden administration is starting to reunite families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration. In addition, the Pentagon is trying to make some of the nation's most crucial military bases less vulnerable to the effects of climate change. And, the Southern Fire is now 65% contained and evacuated people were able to return home; but when the fire started on Saturday, it took off with frightening speed, doubling in size overnight. Then, NASA scientists got their first glimpse of a neutron star, a class of stars that's on the verge of collapsing into a black hole. Finally, California's underwater kelp forests are in trouble, but in the Monterey Peninsula, there's a kelp forest guardian — sea otters.

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.