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Alana Turner, 28, is one of the first pregnant people participating in the Rx Kids cash aid program in Flint, Mich. It's piloted by Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who helped uncover the city's lead water crisis a decade ago.

Every new mom in this U.S. city is now getting cash aid for a year

Flint, Mich., aims to be a model for wiping out deep poverty during a crucial time for child development. The new benefits start during pregnancy to encourage prenatal care.

A GOP plan for the census would revive Trump's failed push for a citizenship question

Conservative groups created a census plan for a Republican president that includes pushing for a citizenship question that's likely to lower the counts for Latinos and Asian Americans.

Austin Butler stars as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis."

This weekend: 'Elvis' or 'The Black Phone'

Movie choices offer unconventional biopic or effective horror.

A for rent sign in front of a cottage in San Diego, Ca., Oct. 30, 2018.

Rent control will be on the ballot in California next year

On Wednesday night, a measure that would give cities and counties control over rent control qualified for the November 2024 ballot.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana speaks at a House Republican Conference news conference in Washington on May 23.

Steve Scalise says he has been diagnosed with a 'very treatable blood cancer'

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said he's begun treatment for multiple myeloma. He said he expects to return to Washington to continue work while he undergoes treatment.

‘Stripper Energy’ Podcast Reveals an Untold San Diego Civil Rights Story

A new six-part video podcast by KPBS reveals a little-known San Diego civil rights story of dancers who fought back against corruption and abuses of power for decades from the unlikely stage of a strip club.

Fire officials rescue an injured person from the debris of a commercial building after an explosion, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday.

An explosion in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka kills 17 and injures more than 100

Firefighters are carrying victims out of the wreckage on stretchers. Officials are investigating the cause of the blast. Two other recent explosions were blamed on gas leaks.

The ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

Appeals court reinstates ammo background check law struck down by San Diego judge

An appeals court voted 2-1 to grant a request from the California Attorney General's Office to stay the judge's ruling.

Silwad, home to a community of Palestinian-Americans, is a town where crumbling infrastructure blends with new construction projects developed by expats.

Home was the West Bank; today it's the U.S. These expats hope to bring change to both

Palestinian-Americans are spending big to help spur economic development in the village of Silwad in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But they are also working to effect change back in the U.S.

The American Flag waves before a game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Tulane Green Wave on September 17, 2005 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Tell us your favorite line from the Declaration of Independence

Ahead of the Fourth of July, let's discuss the nation's founding document: The Declaration of Independence? What's your favorite line, phrase or word from the document?

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