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Paramount Global, the parent company of networks including Showtime, CBS and Nickelodeon is cutting some 25% of its staff. Among the units being shutdown as a result of the downsizing is MTV News.

Premieres Monday, May 15, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. One woman's road to heal from childhood sexual abuse evolves into the story of a family's journey through generational trauma, of discovery, loss, and bonding-at once agonizing and beautiful.

Ring in the season at the La Jolla Historical Society with favorite San Diego family band, Hullabaloo and hands-on art making! Join us for a free festive family gathering presented by the La Jolla Historical Society! Dance and sing along to the playful tunes of San Diego kid folk band, Hullabaloo, on the front lawn of LJHS. Attendees will also have the chance to create their own artwork with featured artist Xuchi Naungayan Eggleton, inspired by her project in the exhibition Trifecta: Art, Science, Patron. All ages are welcome. Capacity is limited and reservations are required so sign up today for your free ticket! Registration available through Eventbrite. This event is generously sponsored by BFree Studio in La Jolla. To learn more about their gallery space and exhibition program, visit bfreestudio.net.

As the more transmissible delta variant continues to spread, San Diego County’s death toll from COVID nearly doubled in one week. We bring you an update on the impact the virus is having in San Diego County. Plus, one of the most contentious housing measures to come out of the California legislature is now on it’s way to the Governor’s desk — Senate Bill 9, which allows up to four units to be built on lots zoned for single family houses. And, San Diego County students with special needs faced extra challenges in virtual learning. Now they're making up for lost time back in class. Then, Supervisor Nora Vargas joins Midday Edition to discuss what the new county arts and culture council would look like and how it might work. And, the KPBS Summer Music Series continues with DJ Artistic, considered an architect of the local hip-hop scene who curates and produces events, makes space for emerging artists and is a four-time SDMA winner.

We spoke with MIT's David Autor, one of the top labor economists in the world, about how AI could revolutionize the job market.

For years, Out of Darkness appeared on reading lists as a recommendation for ambitious young readers ready to face disquieting aspects of the American experience. It began facing bans in 2021.

The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.

In 1973, Littlefeather provided one of the most dramatic moments in Oscar history: Offering Brando's regrets for refusing the award because of Hollywood's treatment and portrayal of Native Americans.

A crisis pregnancy center in Idaho opened a maternity home in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The residents have more complicated stories than the home's founders expected.

Denmark Vesey's planned slave rebellion was meant to be extensive.