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Amanda Williammee and her daughter Taycee. Now a happy preschooler, the little girl was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome — a condition that includes opioid withdrawal symptoms like tremors, irritability, sleep problems and high-pitched crying.

For Babies Of The Opioid Crisis, Best Care May Be Mom's Recovery

Early findings on infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome are reassuring, and doctors are optimistic that normal development can continue. Making sure parents are treated for addiction is key.

Thomas Gonzales defending Louisiana's Delacroix Island from the invasion of nutria.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Rodents Of Unusual Size

Airs Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

A Chilean military convoy patrols the streets of the capital of Santiago on the fourth day of unrest on Tuesday.

In Chile, Protesters Decry Troop Deployment As A Pinochet Tactic

The country has been gripped by mass demonstrations and planned union strikes over economic inequality.

Sam Smith, Brittany Smith and their daughter Erelah outside their Charlotte home. The Smiths moved to Charlotte looking for change and opportunity. They are part of an influx of African Americans to Mecklenburg County, where the African American population has ballooned by 64% since 2000.

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.

At his lab on the San Diego State University campus, marine biologist Nicholas Shikuma picks up a tube worm and puts it on a petri dish in this photo taken on October 8, 2019.

How San Diego Scientists Are Helping The Navy Keep Ship Hulls Clean

Biofouling, or the accumulation of marine organisms on the hull of a boat, is not new. But scientists are finding some new solutions.

Environmental activists Liz Brandt (from left), with her daughters, Natalia, 3, and Valencia Bednar, 5; Martha Roberts; and Molly Rauch pose for a photograph while welcoming Environmental Protection Agency employees back to work on Jan. 28 in Washington, D.C. Furloughed employees returned to work following the end of the longest-ever partial federal government shutdown.

The Shutdown Is Over. Now The Federal Workforce Faces 'Untold Morale Problems'

"The federal government already has a recruitment problem, right?" said one expert. If "you watch this play out for the last 35 days, are you saying to yourself, 'Sign me up for that?' Probably not."

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 20, 2018.

Supreme Court Will Decide The Fate Of Obama Health Care Law

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet face to face this week at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Trump Administration Quietly Starts Review Of China's Trade Status

The move is surprising to U.S.-China watchers, and comes just days before President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in person for the first time.

Trump Administration Quietly Starts Review Of China's Trade Status

The move is surprising to U.S.-China watchers, and comes just days before President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in person for the first time.

A view of the Valley Center countryside where the Lilac Hills Ranch was planned, with 1,700 homes. The project was not consistent with San Diego County's General Plan for growth, and Measure B on the November ballot failed.

Lawsuits Challenge Approval Of Master Planned Communities; County Delays Vote On Lilac Hills

A key vote that was originally scheduled this week for the Lilac Hills Ranch development has been postponed. A spate of lawsuits has sprung up challenging the Board of Supervisor's approval of new housing developments.

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