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A report from the American Jewish Committee finds that 93% of American Jews say antisemitism is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem in the U.S. That's up significantly from a year ago.

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! For years, Patrick Dykstra has traveled the globe following and diving with whales, learning how whales see, hear and perceive other creatures in the water. In Dominica, Patrick has a life changing experience - a close encounter with a sperm whale he names “Delores.” Witness Patrick and the whale attempt to communicate with each other in extraordinary footage.

The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.

Guinness World Records at first rejected a tower replica that Richard Plaud made from more than 700,000 matchsticks. But on further review, the organization said it might have been too "heavy-handed."

U.S. officials maintained Friday that Ukraine has provided written assurances to minimize civilian casualties with the use of the controversial munitions.

The tentative plan includes a possible cease-fire, release of Israeli hostages and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, and a new Palestinian leadership that spans Gaza and West Bank territories.

Russian authorities announced on Friday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in a remote Russian prison. Navalny was imprisoned after returning to Russia in 2021.

Third Sunday Craft is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. More than craft classes, Third Sunday Craft will help you construct and sustain a writing practice. New focus topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft. Generative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. Finally, with the goal of fostering supportive accountability, each session will conclude with a writer’s intentions for the month. Come check out Third Sunday Craft! July’s Focus: Say What? How to Create Effective Dialog: Come find out how to write better dialog! Not only will we explore how dialog is most effectively used, we will look at some examples that can transform your dialog quickly. For more information visit: writeyourstorynow.org

This weekend in the arts: Poets laureate at the downtown library; Medium Festival of Photography; indie bands Jupiter Flight and Nite Lapse at the Casbah; Mathieu Gregoire at ICE Gallery; Barrio Art Crawl and Fern St. Circus; "Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play" at The Old Globe; and Prebys Play Day at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.