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A Black woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Tampa, Fla. Black Americans have died of the disease at a rate more than double that of white people.

'1619 Project' journalist lays bare why Black Americans 'live sicker and die quicker'

Linda Villarosa says bias in the health care system and the "weathering" affect of living in a racist society are taking a serious toll on African Americans. Her new book is Under the Skin.

Matryoshka doll statues near a Mediterranean Sea beach in Antalya, Turkey, on Aug. 7. This small park is known as Matryoshka Park. More than half the traditional Russian dolls are missing since vandals destroyed them after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription

Antalya is a longtime Russian tourist destination that's become a refuge for those who don't want to fight in the war. But things are getting more complicated for Russians in Turkey.

The Build Back Better legislation included billions to accelerate clean energy like rooftop solar, but with the bill now stalled in Congress, cutting U.S. emissions will be tougher.

What losing Build Back Better means for climate change

Climate scientists warn that emissions need to fall quickly.

San Diego musician Jensine Benitez (pictured at right) performs with Thee Sacred Souls in an undated still photo from the KPBS Summer Music Series.

What we're listening to on Public Radio Music Day

To celebrate this year's Public Radio Music Day, we asked KPBS staff what they're listening to right now, and why they love it.

A sign over the A19 road towards Teesside displays an extreme weather advisory on Saturday as the U.K. braces for the upcoming heat wave.

The U.K. gets ready for travel disruptions as temperatures may hit 104 F

Authorities issued their first ever "red" warning for extreme heat early next week. The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday when temperatures may reach 104 F for the first time.

Philadelphia Museum of Art employees picket outside the north entrance on Oct. 5, 2022. Two years after the museum workers joined a union, they voted to strike during first contract negotiations.

Strike by Philadelphia Museum of Art workers shows woes of 'prestige' jobs

Workers are unionizing in fields where they haven't had a big presence, including cultural institutions. A strike at the Philadelphia Museum of Art demonstrates the tensions driving this movement.

Historian David McCullough, shown here in 2013, has died at 89. He wrote extensively and compellingly about American history and won two Pulitzer Prizes.

Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough has died

He wrote acclaimed books about Harry Truman and John Adams, along with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal. He also was the authoritative voice narrating TV films such as The Civil War in 1990.

People board up a restaurant in preparation for Hurricane Ian on Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Floridians in the hurricane's path don't need to go far to get to safety, mayors say

St. Petersburg and Tampa are preparing for what could be their first direct hit by a major hurricane in over a century. Officials there are urging people to comply with evacuation orders immediately.

Colleges are making tuition free for Native students. Will more students graduate?

The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

Officials find 2 monkeypox strains in US

That raises the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time.

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