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A girl poses for a portrait while standing next to a cow in Nakaprit on Feb. 15, 2020. Nakaprit is home to traditional pastorialists who depend on their cattle for survival and with the threat of locust invasions, locals are worried the vegetation will be destroyed and their cows wont be able to feed.

Remembering Sumy Sadurni: A photographer known for capturing essence of East Africa

On Monday night, photojournalist Sumy Sadurni was killed in a car accident. She is remembered for her powerful coverage of the East Africa region.

Astronaut and geologist Harrison Schmitt is seen in the Lunar Roving Vehicle during NASA's Apollo 17 mission on Dec. 13, 1972. A lunar soil sample collected on the mission has remained sealed until now.

NASA is just now opening a vacuum-sealed sample it took from the moon 50 years ago

Astronauts hammered collection tubes into the lunar surface on the last Apollo mission to the moon. Now a sample is being carefully pierced open — to be analyzed by today's latest tech.

Jesse J. Perez as Raul and Zilah Mendoza as Alma in "El Borracho," which runs at The Old Globe through Mar. 20, 2022.

'El Borracho' at The Old Globe: 'You have to write the play that scares you'

Tony Meneses' new play "El Borracho" is now on stage at The Old Globe, featuring a family grappling with an alcoholic father on his deathbed — a story intensely personal to the playwright.

Alex Spektor's twin sons, Lenny and Moishe, were born premature to a surrogate in Kyiv, Ukraine. He and his partner Irma contacted a specialist evacuation team of U.S. Army veterans to transport the twins to Poland when Kyiv was being attacked by Russian forces.

A rescue team evacuates premature American twins from Kyiv in a daring mission

The twin boys, Lenny and Moishe, were born just as Russia invaded Ukraine. A specialist team of U.S. Army veterans hatched a desperate plan to bring them into Poland and, hopefully, to safety.

Caroline Marks of the United States competes during Tokyo 2020 women's round 1 heat of surfing at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday.

Surfing Makes Waves At The Olympics For The First Time

Surfing often gives off an endless summer, meditative, chill vibe. But at the Olympics, athletes have to focus on skills, tricks and points, and, of course, looking for the perfect wave.

Protesters in Boston call for a ban on Russian oil at a rally for Ukraine on March 6.

Biden announces Russian oil import ban and warns gas prices could increase even more

President Biden described the move as a critical step to punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, but said as a result, Americans should prepare for price hikes at the pump.

How sanctions are pinning down the Russian economy

The Russian economy is cratering under the weight of Western sanctions. Russian policymakers are struggling with how to respond — and what to wear.

A voter places a ballot into an AccuVote ballot counting machine in December 2021 in the town of Greenland, N.H.

As misinformation swirls, many N.H. towns will vote on ballot counting machines

Activists contend, without proof, that New Hampshire's ballot counting machines can be hacked or rigged. So voters in more than a dozen towns will decide whether to revert to hand counts.

Refugees fleeing the military operation zone from the Mariupol area of Ukraine sit in a bus as they arrive at the border crossing in Veselo-Voznesenka, Russia, on Monday.

What the war in Syria tells us about Russia's use of humanitarian corridors

Observers say Russia's use of such corridors were effective in attaining the goals of regaining control of opposition areas.

Trump Vows New Economic Sanctions On Iran, Spring Valley's New Homeless Camp, San Diego Toddler Spawns A Kindness Movement, New Film Series From Film Geeks San Diego

President Trump is vowing new economic sanctions on Iran in response to a missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq. Plus, a new program clears tickets for homeless people who stay at a bridge shelter for at least 30 days. We’ll also take a look at rising homelessness in Spring Valley. Highly skilled immigrants continue to struggle to find work in the United States. How a San Diego toddler sparked a kindness movement. And, KPBS arts and culture reporter Beth Accomando is calling on all film geeks to check out two new film series that get underway this weekend and focus on Italian and Gearhead Cinema.

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