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Be Your Own Pet has reunited and recorded <em>Mommy</em>, out Aug. 25, a nervy new album that's funkier, keener and more muscular than any of BYOP's previous work.

In the mid-2000s, Be Your Own Pet's frenetic punk sneered at the trappings of adulthood. The group returns after a 15-year hiatus with Mommy, an album that builds on its oppositional beginnings.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI in 2014. Pope Francis on Wednesday said his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is "very sick," and he asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff so God will comfort him "to the very end."

The Vatican says retired Pope Benedict XVI's health is worsening

Doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. Pope Francis has asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff.

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

Less than one-fifth the largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers, and only a handful of states guarantee it. That leaves few options for educators who want to start a family.

Misty Copeland has been a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre since 2015. She took a break from performing due to COVID-19 and the birth of her son in spring 2022, but she hopes to be back on stage in 2023.

'It chips away at you': Misty Copeland on the whiteness of ballet

For years Copeland was told that her skin color, her body and her hair didn't conform to what ballerinas were supposed to look like. Her memoir is The Wind at My Back.

Four members of the Southeast San Diego Accountability Unit stand in front of a mural at The Community Spot in Encanto on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Their shirts read "We are not afraid" on the front and on the back "Don't shoot just filming." The unit has been observing police stops for about five years.

Southeast San Diegans band together to watch the police

KPBS reporter Katie Hyson joined the Southeast San Diego Accountability Unit for an inside glimpse into their efforts.

Cecil Lytle, piano

Pianist Cecil Lytle has been a San Diego presence for over four decades, a specialist in Liszt (he won First Prize in the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition), jazz, and 20th-century music. He appeared on Jazz at the Athenaeum in 1993, and this marks his first performance for our Chamber Music Series. His concert features music by two great piano virtuosos: Franz Liszt and Thomas “Fats” Waller. The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Date | Monday, May 23, 2022 7:30pm Location | Athenaeum Music and Arts Library Purchase tickets here! $15-$55 For further information on this event please visit website: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/chamber-0523

LeBron James is on the cusp of overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for most points scored.

Catching Kareem: How LeBron James chased down the NBA points record

Records are made to be broken, the saying goes. But how did the kid from Akron chase down what seemed like an unbeatable number?

<em>Tchia, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon</em>, and <em>Destiny 2: Lightfall</em>

NPR staff review the biggest games of March, and more

March 2023 took us places: from scary Spain in Resident Evil 4 to Tchia's colorful archipelago, to the Diablo IV beta's grim Sanctuary.

Since the pandemic, some hospitals have started offering to let patients with acute illness recuperate at-home, with 24-hour remote access to medical professionals and daily home visits.

Post-pandemic, even hospital care goes remote

A growing number of hospitals are shifting care into patients' homes. That means moving medications, machines and staffing with it, but hospitals are finding patients heal better, and it's cheaper.

CORONADO, Calif. (July 23, 2021) Capt. Brian Drechsler, commanding officer, Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWCEN), delivers remarks during the NSWCEN change of command ceremony onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Jul. 23. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s SEAL and Special Boat Teams.

Navy commander in Coronado pulled from job in connection with SEAL death

SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen died following Hell Week in 2022. The training was at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, California.

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