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Marcus King performs live at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Buckle up for a "country-fried, psychedelic, honky-tonkin' rock 'n roll, soul music" concert with King and his band. Known for his unparalleled performance prowess and a dynamic live show, King shoots from the hip and plays straight from the heart.

The devastation from the Palisades Fire is seen from the air in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025.

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.

Irish Prime Minister and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, center, accompanied by his wife Caoimhe and children Cillian and Saoirse, casts his vote at Delgany National School, County Wicklow, as voters go to the polls for the 2024 General Election in Ireland, on Friday.

Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power

The parliamentary election will decide the next government, and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters.

A gas pump at a Chevron gas station in Clairemont. San Diego, Calif. Dec. 25, 2022.

Average San Diego County gas price rises to highest amount since July 18

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Friday to its highest amount since July 18, increasing 1.1 cents to $4.772, rising for the 17th time in 18 days.

Workers place sheets of wood over windows and glass doors to protect them from the strong winds expected with the arrival of Hurricane Milton in the hotel zone of Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on Monday. Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, the second ferocious storm to hit the region in as many weeks.

Hurricane Milton intensifies 'explosively' as it nears Florida

Milton has grown quickly and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.

Louis DeJoy, the U.S. postmaster general, attends a 2022 event at the Postal Service headquarters in Washington, D.C.

USPS head agrees to let DOGE find 'efficiencies' — with limits to employee data access

The head of the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to allow Elon Musk's DOGE team to help find "further efficiencies" at the mail agency. But the agreement limits DOGE's access to USPS employee records.

Simón Guzmán, the North County LGBTQ Resource Center's program manager, holds a sign saying "Reproductive Justice Project," Nov. 19, 2024.

New program expands reproductive & gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ community

The program includes one-on-one case management and accompanying people to intimate medical procedures such as abortion and gender-affirming care.

Wombats at the Hannover Zoo in Germany. Sam Jones, a self-described outdoor enthusiast with a large social media following, was widely criticized in Australia after briefly yanking a wombat joey away from its mother in the night.

A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

Running in the New York City Marathon? It's hard to get into but here's how some do it

The New York City Marathon has a similar acceptance rate to Harvard. To secure a bib, runners can enter a lottery, fundraise with a charity, run nine qualifying racers and volunteer for one, or run a qualifying time.

March Madness is a season for betting, but help for problem gambling is hard to find

For people with gambling disorder, the proliferation of gambling opportunities makes it difficult to fight their addiction. Investment in treatment lags behind other addiction disorders.

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