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Najwa Najjar's Palestinian drama "Between Heaven and Earth" opens the San Diego Arab Film Festival on June 5. She describes the film as "a love story about divorce."

San Diego Arab Film Festival Opens, Closes With Palestinian Films

Six features and 16 shorts screen from across the Arab world

Barbara Bry On Her Bid For San Diego Mayor, The Future Of Geothermal Energy In California, SDSU Men’s Basketball Team Celebrates Winning Streak

San Diego mayoral candidate Barbara Bry talks about the race to replace mayor Kevin Faulconer. Also, California could get more of its energy from geothermal plants. Measure A could drastically change how land is developed in unincorporated areas of the county. SDSU students celebrate Aztec's basketball winning streak and a new "Rocky Horror" picture trades glam for leather.

Homes that were sold by the Department of Housing and Urban Development between January 2017 and August 2020 are in federally designated flood zones at almost 75 times the rate of all homes sold nationwide in that period. New Jersey is one hot spot. Here, flooding from Tropical Storm Henri in Helmetta, N.J., this August.

The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

A humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia in 2018. Michael Packard says he was nearly swallowed by one such whale on Friday as he dove for lobsters off the coast of Provincetown

A Lobster Diver In Cape Cod Says A Humpback Whale Scooped Him Up And Spat Him Out

Michael Packard says he was trapped in the whale's mouth for 30 to 40 seconds before it tossed him back in the water, bruised but otherwise unharmed. Experts tell NPR such events are extremely rare.

State Lawmakers To Again Consider Controversial Housing Bill

Backers of Senate Bill 50 say it will tackle the state's dual crises of housing scarcity and climate change. Opponents claim it will push low-income residents out of their neighborhoods.

Organization Sues Treasury Department to Reveal Shell Companies

The public radio program Reveal filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department in hopes of getting the identities of shell companies made public.

The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

San Diego Lab Tapped To Rapidly Develop Vaccine For China's Novel Coronavirus And More Local News

San Diego researchers at a local pharmaceutical lab are working to quickly develop a vaccine in response to the growing and deadly coronavirus outbreak that originated in China. Plus, San Diego County could see sweeping changes in its land-use rules for unincorporated areas if Measure A passes on the March ballot. And, a week of classics at Landmark’s Ken Cinema is always something to celebrate and a new one is here.

Haitians In Tijuana Look Back At A Decade Of Displacement Following 2010 Earthquake

Ten years ago this past Sunday, Haiti was rocked by an earthquake that left at least 100,000 people dead. Since, thousands of Haitians have come to America's southern border, only to find themselves marooned in Tijuana.

Roseanne Cash and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. while taping FINDING YOUR ROOTS.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Country Roots

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

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