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Scripps Pier, where the ocean temperature has been taken daily for more than 100 years, on Aug. 25, 2020

Ocean Water Has Record Temperature Off San Diego Coast

Ocean temperature off San Diego's Scripps Pier is the highest it's been in more than 100 years of testing.

Soul singer and songwriter William Bell — one of Stax Records' earliest stars — is one of this year's recipients of an NEA National Heritage Fellowship.

The NEA Announces Its 2020 National Heritage Fellowship Winners

A soul singer from Atlanta, an Iroquois bead artist, West African dancers and an Armenian vocalist are among this year's recipients of National Heritage Fellowship

The NEA Announces Its 2020 National Heritage Fellowship Winners

A soul singer from Atlanta, an Iroquois bead artist, West African dancers and an Armenian vocalist are among this year's recipients of National Heritage Fellowship

U.S. beach volleyball pair April Ross (left) and Alix Klineman celebrate winning a women's beach volleyball gold medal in a match against Australia at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

A Fairy Tale Ending For U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball As They Take Olympic Gold

Historically, U.S. women have been incredibly dominant in beach volleyball at the Olympics. April Ross and Alix Klineman handily beat a duo from Australia to win gold in Tokyo.

A contractor works to recount ballots from the 2020 general election in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 1. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona.

'Dark Money' Is Funding The 2020 Election Challenge — And Could Challenge 2024

New Yorker journalist Jane Mayer says a well-funded national movement is "really going all in on this Trump lie" in an effort to change the way ballots are cast and counted.

Pictured: Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field. This gripping documentary shares the stories of the 40 black pilots, navigators and bombardiers from western Pennsylvania who took part in the Tuskegee Airmen Experiment and fought bravely during World War II.

Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen

Stream now or tune in Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 at Noon on KPBS 2

Gifts on a table at John Marshall Elementary School, Dec. 2019

A Young Brain Tumor Survivor Gets Christmas 'Love' From City Heights Nonprofit

Love City Heights, an organization known for its public art projects, surprised the Osuna family with an unexpected gift.

Academy of American Poets Receives $4.5 Million Grant

The grant, thought to be the largest-ever from a philanthropic institution for poetry, will enable the academy to fund its Poets Laureate Fellowship program for the next three years.

Graffiti artist Eme Freethinker kneels in front of his portrait of George Floyd, which he painted on one of the last remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. "I remember when I came in [to paint it], some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,'" Freethinker says, "and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that. No.'"

In Germany, George Floyd's Death Sparks Protests — And Artwork That Honors His Life

Eme Freethinker wanted to commemorate George Floyd alive, rather than show his killing. "Some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,' and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that.'"

Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, reacts after winning the final of the women's 200-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo.

Instagram Accidentally Blocked Elaine Thompson-Herah For Posting Her Own Sprint Wins

The fastest woman in the world was temporarily blocked from the platform after posting videos of her races. The company says it was an accident.

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