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Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. The world has a massive debt problem. Economic growth has slowed, but global debt is skyrocketing. Right now, 60% of low-income countries are in debt distress or dangerously close to it. In his final interview as President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass explains what this crisis means for the world and whether we can fix it before it’s too late.

This weekend in the arts: the third annual North Park Book Fair; "Art for the People" at Oceanside Museum of Art; a City Heights music festival; Black Music Month in Logan Heights; women composers at Le Salon de Musiques; "Destiny of Desire" closes at The Old Globe; and Mass Creativity Day (and a new Painted Object) at The New Children's Museum.

San Diego Laurel & Hardy appreciation group: Saps At Sea Tent Proudly Present: "Saps December to Remember" Saturday, December 17, 2022 (3rd Saturday) Doors Open at 6:30 P.M.; Show Starts at 7 P.M. Donation of $7 per person at the Door (Age 12 and under Free) - Refreshments Included At Williams Hall next to Trinity Church, 3902 Kenwood Drive, Spring Valley CA 91977 Hi valued Saps. We finish out our 44th season of fun and laughter with a slam bang super Holiday themed show. We start off with a Tex Avery classic "ONE HAM’S FAMILY". Then as a tribute to the woman who was the baby that Stan & Ollie adopt in "THEIR FIRST MISTAKE" also featuring Mae Busch. Our guest comedian is Lucille Ball and the gang in the "I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SHOW". After intermission, the holiday fun feature "BABES IN TOYLAND". Stanie Dee & Ollie Dum save Toyland from the evil Barnaby, fan favorite Henry Brandon. As a very special treat, appearing in person is the boy who played one of the 3 little pigs! And was a Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz, Mr. Payne Johnson. A veteran of over 100 movies who will share his career at Hal Roach Studios and others. Add to that a mini version of our astounding SAPS Raffle, and you have an evening to not miss. Payne Johnson, last visited the SAPS on April 28, 2012. A video from that evening is attached. Payne will also be autographing 8x10 photos during our December meeting.

Firefighters aided by rain have made progress fighting a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the region’s famous spiky Joshua trees.

White House chief of staff Jeff Zients recently heard from a powerful Democratic senator that steep levels of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border had become, in a word, untenable.

Ten properties, including a grocery store, a child care facility and the Coronado Police Department, are expected to deliver the lion's share of the city's housing needs.

Surviving members of the USS Pueblo crew have reunited and are calling for Congress to make good on promises to victims of state-sponsored terrorism.

Cure was exonerated in 2020 after more than 16 years in prison for a robbery he did not commit. He was fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff's deputy after being pulled over for speeding.

Jones says performing stand-up for the first time as a freshman in college felt like putting on a shirt that fit perfectly: "It was just so natural." Her memoir is Leslie F*cking Jones.