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One thing the coronavirus outbreak has proven is that communities can make massive re-adjustments if necessary. The question is, will the slowly unfolding effects of climate change convince us those big re-adjustments are necessary?

Tuesday, Oct.15, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

A loud noise was heard across San Diego County Tuesday evening, but it was unclear what caused the boom.

Among the hardest-hit occupations detailed in the report were retail salespeople, cashiers, food service and restaurant workers, office clerks, janitors, childcare workers and construction laborers.

In part because of her own experience being targeted with online harassment and threats, Tracy Chou launched Block Party, a startup that aims to help people feel safer on social media.

A couple hundred protestors are calling for the reopening of public spaces in San Diego but public health experts worry doing so would undo efforts to flatten the curve. Plus, the pandemic is having a devastating effect on higher education. UC San Diego’s chancellor joins us for a conversation about the costs of closing campus. Also, the Navy hospital ship, USS Mercy is supposed to relieve the burden on L.A’s medical facilities, but it is now battling a COVID-19 outbreak of its own. And, the coronavirus is not the first time San Diego has dealt with a global pandemic. We take a look at how the region reacted to the 1918 flu. Finally, how the Old Globe is looking to Shakespeare for inspiration to survive the virus.

Allie Henderson's friends, extended family, church and the community prayed for the popular young athlete and then celebrated her recovery. So why won't they follow her plea and get vaccinated?

Allie Henderson's friends, extended family, church and the community prayed for the popular young athlete's life, and celebrated her recovery. So why won't they follow her plea and get vaccinated?

North and South Korea have reopened a hotline that was closed for nearly 14 months. "We hope that inter-Korean communications are never again suspended," a South Korean official said.

Amid debate over President Biden's decision to withdraw American forces, veterans who served in Afghanistan say the situation is hard to understand if you haven’t been there.