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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department monitoring the protests in Los Angeles on May 30, 2020.

National Guard Called In To Quell Violence In Los Angeles

The Los Angeles mayor says National Guard troops will be deployed overnight as violence continues in the nation's second-largest city. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Saturday evening he asked Gov. Gavin Newsom for 500 to 700 members of the Guard.

A man raises his hands as police line up across the street during protests Friday in Minneapolis. Demonstrators expressed outrage and grief across the nation over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by police.

At Least 2 Killed In Nationwide Protests Over George Floyd's Death

Americans continued to express their grief and outrage in demonstrations across the country, with violence emerging in some cities.

Ron Stallworth (pictured here in 1975) was the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department.

How A Black Detective Infiltrated The KKK

In Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth writes about an undercover investigation in which he — an African-American police detective — convinced the Ku Klux Klan that he was one of them.

50 Cent was among the first musicians to accept bitcoin for his work, starting with his 2014 album Animal Ambition.

50 Cent: 'I Forgot' Taking 700 Bitcoins For 2014 Album; Stake Is Now Worth Millions

50 Cent agreed to accept bitcoin from people buying his Animal Ambition album. The value of those sales has now skyrocketed: The rapper's holding is worth more than $7.5 million.

Officials investigate the scene in Round Rock, Texas, where a suspect in a series of bombing attacks in Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in.

Terrifying Bombings Leave Cracks In Austin's Facade Of Cool

The string of attacks on the weirdness-loving Texas capital served to confirm that Austin rapidly has grown past the small town it once was, and surfaced memories of past dark incidents and attitudes.

Cars drive through morning rain in San Diego, July 24, 2017.

More Than 100 Lightning Strikes Recorded In San Diego County

An influx of warm monsoonal atmosphere brought some summertime rain and thunderstorms to the San Diego area Monday.

Deep in the south of Italy, the region of Basilicata is timeless and otherworldly. Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola introduces host Kathy McCabe to his ancestral hometown of Bernalda and talks about how he rediscovered his Italian roots and opened a hotel here.

DREAM OF ITALY: Season 2

Airs Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 from 1-2 p.m. & Sunday, Feb. 25 from Noon-2 p.m. on KPBS TV

A Senegalese migrant collects oranges on the plain of Rosarno and San Ferdinando in Calabria, Italy, on Feb. 6. The lockdown countries imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic have cut off the usual flow of seasonal farmworkers.

Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

The country faces a shortfall of up to 350,000 laborers just when it is bracing for deep economic impacts from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

A vendor wearing protective masks and gloves serves a customer at a market in Rome on April 16.

In Italy, 'Suspended Shopping' Helps Those Facing Economic Hardship During Pandemic

La spesa sospesa means paying in advance for someone who can't afford it — an act of charity in which donors don't show off and recipients don't have to show gratitude.

President Trump receives very low marks from young Americans and could be a key factor motivating them to vote this year, according to a new survey from Harvard's Institute of Politics.

Opposition To Trump Likely To Motivate Young Voters, Poll Shows

Americans under 30, mobilized in part by strong disapproval of President Trump, are slightly more likely to vote in November when compared with polls taken in spring 2016, a new survey shows.

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