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  • Mária Telkes with her solar oven, which trapped the heat from sunlight to reach 350 degrees.
    AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Sun Queen
    Premieres Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS App + Encore Wednesday, April 5 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Learn about inventor Mária Telkes, who spent nearly 50 years exploring how to harness the sun’s power. Battling sexism at MIT, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.
  • Soldiers relax at a rehabilitation course in between tours in northeastern Ukraine.
    A rehab center revives traumatized Ukrainian troops before their return to battle
    Built largely with Western donations, the spa-like retreat provides soldiers with counseling, aromatherapy and more. But most soldiers are there for no more than a week.
  • Iris DeMent.
    Folk veteran Iris DeMent shows us the 'World' she's been workin' on
    Over the last three decades, singer-songwriter Iris DeMent has gained a cult following of folk, gospel and country music fans.
  • Amazon packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon warehouse in Arizona.
    Amazon reports its first unprofitable year since 2014
    The biggest culprit was Amazon hefty investment in the electric automaker Rivian, whose value plummeted last year. Amazon also contends with the need to recalibrate after a pandemic-era upsurge.
  • Can cuddling or kissing a pet put you at risk of contracting an unknown virus? Can people pass a virus to pets? Those are questions that pet owners ponder. And if Centu (left) and Ruby (right) could talk, they'd probably ask as well.
    You asked: Can we catch a new virus from a pet? A cat-loving researcher has an answer
    What's the risk of contracting a surprising virus from Fido or Kitty? It's not a frivolous question, as one virologist explains. And there's another question: Can you give a virus to your pet?
  • Ukrainian infantry soldiers go through training exercises at a military camp outside Dnipro, Ukraine, on Oct. 24. Official "morale officers" watch over the soldiers, keeping them focused on the fight, addressing any problems quickly and not letting them fester inside, which can be dangerous on the battlefield.
    Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers fight mental fatigue as the war drags on
    Commanders say Ukrainian forces' motivation and spirit are the most important weapons in the fight to protect their nation. They are turning to official "morale officers" and psychologists to help.
  • Jim Brown, one of the NFL's all-time great running backs, has died at age 87
    During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.
  • Rémi (Gustav De Waele) and Léo (Eden Dambrine) are childhood friends who begin to pull apart from each other in the Belgian film <em>Close</em>.
    If you had a particularly 'Close' childhood friendship, this film will resonate
    The Cannes award-winner Close -- about two inseparable teen boys — is for anyone who thought their childhood friendship would last forever. It's a beautiful Belgian film, but takes the easy way out.
  • A woman holds a sign as she takes part in a march against gender based violence at the North Beach in Durban in 2019.
    Mexican authorities are investigating Shanquella Robinson's death as a femicide
    It's the latest development in a homicide case that continues to capture attention both in the U.S. and abroad.
  • 'Edge of Tomorrow' at Rooftop Cinema Club
    Situated on the 4th floor terrace of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Rooftop Cinema Club is an amazing spot to enjoy movies on a big screen under the stars. "Edge of Tomorrow" 2014 | PG-13 | 109 mins Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again… and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop. Date | Saturday, May 21 at 10:15 p.m., doors open 30 minutes before screening Location | Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Get tickets here! Lounge Seat $18.50 Lounge Seat + Popcorn $21.50 Adirondack Chair + Popcorn $23.50 Adirondack Love Seat + Popcorn (priced per person) $25.50 Ages 18+ only. For more information, please visit rooftopcinemaclub.com/san-diego/rcc-embarcadero/film/7367-edge-of-tomorrow.
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