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FILE - U.S. and Myanmar national flags are decorated at University of Yangon's convocation hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 19, 2012.

Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct

Adam Castillo, founder of AGS Myanmar, was detained Thursday at Yangon International Airport. The U.S. State Department is aware of a reported detention but hasn't commented further.

Clayton will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing to be Director of National Intelligence. Above, Clayton testifies before the Senate Banking Committee during his confirmation hearing to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017.

Senate postpones confirmation hearing for intel chief after Trump's call to delay

Senators wanted to fast-track President Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence. But Trump now says he wants to delay until they pass voting legislation that already failed in the Senate.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Grants Farm, Hour 1

Premieres Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Meet us in St. Louis as ROADSHOW discovers treasures at Grant’s Farm. One memorable Missouri find reaches $110,000 to $130,000.

Shellear fish have certain anatomical traits making it possible for them to climb as well as swim.

These rock-climbing fish can shimmy up a 50-foot waterfall

New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.

This pangolin was confiscated from a smuggling ring that sold endangered animals to restaurants in China. Animals caught up in the wildlife trade pose a great risk of spillover diseases.

How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers

People sell wild animals for food and for traditional medicine — legally and illegally. A study looks at the risks of spillover diseases from those pangolins, giant rats and other exotic critters.

Protesters carry a mock coffin as they march during a demonstration against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans at high risk of exposure to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, epicenter of the outbreak.

Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola

Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.

A resident shovels mud deposited by flooding from his driveway in Cutler on March 12, 2023.

Trump move to break up atmospheric research center threatens wildfire, storm predictions

‘This is only going to hurt Americans.’ Scientists, California state officials say the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle a key climate science hub will put public safety at risk.

Thrilling but uneven, 'The Odyssey' is a homecoming for Christopher Nolan

The Odyssey feels like a prism through which Nolan's earlier films can be understood. A downbeat realist by nature, Nolan imbues the epic with a fascinating tension between fantasy and skepticism.

Lebanese security officers gather at the site where an Israeli airstrike hit a building in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Israel says Iran launched a missile at it, in a first during fragile ceasefire

The attack would be the first since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.

UC San Diego students walk past the Applied Physics and Mathematics building on campus in La Jolla on Nov. 24, 2025.

University of California faculty to review SAT/ACT policy, preparatory course requirements

They say there’s a widening gap in college readiness among high school students.

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