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Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito performs with the Orchestra di Santa Chiara as the sun sets over the Bay of Naples.

Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso

Airs Friday, June 5, 2015 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

U.S. F-18 fighters jets fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during fly exercises in the Persian Gulf. A pair of these same type of aircraft landing in Taiwan, reportedly with mechanical problems.

China Protests Emergency Landing Of U.S. Warplanes In Taiwan

Two Navy F-18s landed at an airbase on the island, which Beijing considers part of its sovereign territory.

The Takeway host John Hockenberry. The Takeaway airs Mondays-Fridays at 11 a.m. on KPBS Radio.

New Year Brings More News To KPBS FM Schedule

Programs added, new times for existing favorites on 89.5 FM

Afghan security forced inspect the site of a suicide attack near a New Kabul Bank in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan Saturday. The United Nations says at least 35 people died.

Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 35 In Jalalabad; ISIS Reportedly Claims Responsibility

Both the United Nations and the Taliban have condemned the attack, which targeted civilians who were in a long line at a bank.

A tornado is viewed near Pearl Street from a home in Kirkland, Ill., Thursday. One person was killed in the tiny community of Fairdale, officials said.

Huge Tornadoes Tear Through Illinois And The Midwest

The tornado was so massive and the damage so extensive that in some areas, plows had to push debris off the streets so emergency crews could reach survivors.

Tyfanni Edwards and Dominique Bell, both 19, have part time jobs and also attend Berkeley City College part time.

The True Costs Of Community College

President Obama has proposed making tuition at community colleges free. But Youth Radio reporter Tylyn Hardamon found that paying for school is just one of many challenges facing today's students.

Thailand Lifts Martial Law, But Critics Say Its Replacement Is Worse

The announcement to lift martial law goes into effect immediately. The new law, Article 44, gives coup leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha sweeping powers over the Thai government.

San Diego Groups Weigh In On Proposed Immigration Bills

This week California Democrats proposed an immigration package consisting of 10 bills aimed at extending health care, legal rights and business protections to immigrants living in the state illegally.

'I'm With Stupid' T-Shirt Trips Up Ecuador's President

Politicians have basic rules about photo ops. This week, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa learned one more: don't get on the wrong side of an "I'm With Stupid" shirt.

Matt Schnarr bites into a mealworm lollipop at the Pestaurant event in Washington, D.C., in 2014.

Bugs: Not What's For Dinner — Until They're Tastier, Maybe

A U.K. researcher says the environmental argument for eating bugs isn't working on its own. She says chefs and policymakers must "make insect dishes appeal as food, not just a way to save the planet."

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