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The sign at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The CDC is tasked with protecting the public's health.

Effective immediately: CDC can't talk to WHO. What will that mean for world health?

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

The satirical news site The Onion thought it purchased Alex Jones' Infowars at auction before a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston rejected the bid.

Judge denies Sandy Hook families' deal for a new auction of Alex Jones' Infowars

The ruling by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston further complicates how and when Jones' bankruptcy case will be resolved and when the families he defamed will be paid.

President Donald Trump, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his wife Kathryn, speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One after declaring Feb. 9 "Gulf of America Day."

Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes

Google Maps now labels the Gulf of America for U.S. users, and the Gulf of Mexico for those in Mexico. This isn't the first body of water to have different names according to different countries.

The Chula Vista city council chambers are pictured on Sept. 19, 2023 with the KPBS VoterHub branding in the top left corner.

Chula Vista City Council races explainer

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for Chula Vista City Council races.

San Diego Mayor's race explainer

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for the San Diego Mayor race.

Outgoing FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, ruled against four petitions seeking to punish television networks for how they cover and satirize presidential politics. The FCC "should not be weaponized in a way that is fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment," she says.

As Trump inauguration nears, FCC chief dismisses complaints against TV networks

Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.

Employees at the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, have been given deferred resignation offers as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to shrink the federal government. CISA plays a key role in defending critical U.S. infrastructure.

CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears

Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide.

A burned fire hydrant drips water in front of charred trees in Malibu, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025.

For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires

False or misleading claims, with a major focus on the city’s water supply, emerged amid general criticism about water management in California sparked by the fierce Los Angeles fires.

A content creator on TikTok holds a protest sign outside the Supreme Court building on Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C.

With TikTok's future uncertain, creators ponder life without the app

Barring a last minute sale by its Chinese parent company, TikTok could soon go dark in the U.S. Now, creators on the Chinese-owned platform pay tribute to it — and talk about what's next.

Families buy more sugary cereal if advertising targets kids, not adults

One of the top sources of added sugar in kids' diets is in their breakfast bowls. A new study shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals when it's aimed directly at kids under 12.

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