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A closed section of Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg, Va., shown on Tuesday. Both northbound and southbound sections of the highway were closed due to snow and ice.

Officials finally clear up crashes that kept drivers in freezing temperatures on I-95

Jackknifed tractor-trailers blocked traffic in both directions along the vital corridor south of the nation's capital. Some people waited 16 hours or more for rescue.

A storage yard in Montana contains pipe that was to be used in the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The developer has now canceled the controversial project.

Developer Abandons Keystone XL Pipeline Project, Ending Decade-Long Battle

TC Energy suspended construction in January when President Biden revoked a key permit. The controversial project was a major flashpoint in the debate over fossil fuels' role in climate change.

Fred Crittenden, 73, lost his sight to retinitis pigmentosa when he was 35 years old. Today he has no visual perception of light. "It's total darkness," he says. Still, he has cells in his eyes that use light to keep his internal clock ticking along nicely.

Perceiving without seeing: How light resets your internal clock

We mark our days by sunlight, with special receptors in our eyes that respond to light and help reset our body clocks each day. This man can't see, but is still a circadian wiz. Here's how.

R. Kelly's federal trial is about to begin. He is charged with 13 counts involving child pornography and obstruction of justice.

R. Kelly is going on trial in Chicago after being convicted in New York

R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago is starting. The singer faces a slew of legal battles and was already sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering.

<em>Frame of Reference</em>, Muldoon, Texas, 2018.

This photographer frames the future by assembling the past

In her photographic project Frame of Reference, April M. Frazier presents archives of her family's deep-rooted Texan lineage from 1890 through to the present day.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, pictured here at an election debate in October, left his country for Florida two days before his term ended.

Why Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida (and what Biden could do about it)

Brazil's far-right ex-president was lying low in Orlando, Fla., as a mob of his supporters stormed government buildings this weekend. Analysts say the move insulates him from possible legal jeopardy.

A CHP car is pulled over on the side of the freeway in Carlsbad, Nov. 19, 2021.

CHP begins annual Labor Day DUI 'maximum enforcement' period

During the maximum enforcement period, scheduled to run from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Monday, all available CHP officers will be on duty, scouting local freeways and rural routes for DUI offenders, the state agency advised.

A road sign warns of the potential for flooding in an underpass that has never been open to traffic in the Mission Valley neighborhood of San Diego on March 5, 2022.

35 years, 3 lawsuits and millions spent: Why a Mission Valley underpass remains unfinished

Despite the obstacles to building in Mission Valley, the community will likely keep growing, according to an 2019 environmental impact report that predicted that the neighborhood would add 50,000 residents by 2050.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, is among the defendants at the trial.

Key moments from the Oath Keepers trial

Every trial has its own peculiar rhythms. The first seditious conspiracy case to stem from the Capitol riot is no exception.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks at a press conference at Mountain View Park, May 22, 2022.

San Diego Mayor on latest efforts on homelessness, Sports Arena site, Care Court

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria talks to KPBS Midday Edition about the city's homeless outreach efforts, local ballot measures and more.

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