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Researchers and scientists are pushing for some restraint as county officials clear the way to reopen more businesses.

La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW, or Without Walls, Festival was forced online by COVID-19. But as a site-specific event, the restrictions of quarantine have simply become a creative challenge. The latest Digital WOW work to debut is "Portaleza" and displays an innovative approach to creating a virtual experience.

Fox News host Jesse Watters is facing blowback for using violent rhetoric to explain how citizen journalists should confront Dr. Anthony Fauci in the hopes of going viral.

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! The surprising story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor. Elvis' fundraising concert drew public attention to the plight and helped to galvanize efforts to finish the USS Arizona Memorial as it stands today.

Almost all members of the local political and business establishment agreed that the ban on non-essential cross border travel was unfair.

The new James Bond movie, No Time To Die, is out in theaters, ending Daniel Craig's run as 007. NPR critic Eric Deggans has long loved the franchise — yet its flawed legacy is hard to see past.

A KPBS analysis of COVID-19 community outbreaks shows ZIP codes that include the Gaslamp Quarter and Pacific Beach have had the highest number of community outbreaks. Also, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is voting today on how to allocate millions of dollars for businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 restrictions. Plus, San Diego animal shelters have just received about 100 dogs and cats evacuated after August’s Hurricane Laura in Louisiana.

As the real world feels scarier each day with a pandemic in full swing, police brutality and people just behaving badly filling social media, and a president fanning the flames of hate and unrest, the horror genre has had to adjust. This year's Horrible Imaginings Film Festival has had to move online for its annual showcase of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. Festival founder and executive director Miguel Rodriguez says that the films this year serve up less gore and tales of physical harm and instead focus on horror relating to undefined dread, to not being able to distinguish what's real from what's not, and to stories where you just can't figure out what it is that is trying to hurt you. We discuss the diverse array of shorts, features and documentaries available through Sept. 7 as well as discuss the role horror can play in a world that makes us increasingly anxious.

In his Kennedy Center show, Das spoke of two sides of his native India: rich and poor, united but divided over women's rights and more. It was a hit in D.C., but brought legal trouble in India.

The department has followed state law and released every other shooting video in 45 days, sometimes even releasing videos within 72 hours of the shooting. But one video hasn't been released and it's not clear why. And, Community Fridges are popping up across the country, and now North Park has its own. But there is some concern from local businesses. Also, a look at some of the bills lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom, and others that didn’t.