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In 1995, the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took a shoestring DIY approach to recording their debut album, Mystic Stylez. Their example led to a flourishing independent hip-hop scene.

Yes, we know they're technically called "MacArthur fellows." But for this group of artists, scientists and scholars, the term fits well enough as any other.

Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Félix Maradiaga was in prison for 20 months. This month, he and 222 other political prisoners were flown to the U.S. and stripped of their citizenships.

KPBS has announced a new collaboration with BluPeak Credit Union where individuals who join the credit union based on a new KPBS membership will receive a one year KPBS membership at the $60 level.

The burning questions: What makes this newly identified variant so transmissible? And what does it mean for preventing spread?

Thomas' new book, Congratulations, the Best Is Over!, is about middle age, and what it was like to return to his hometown of Baltimore as an adult — when both he and the city had changed.

The Real Word Speakers Panel is comprised of young adults who currently live or have lived in foster care after experiencing abuse, abandonment, or neglect by their parents or caregivers. During Real Word presentations, panelists are open and forthright about their experiences in foster care, such as what it’s like to move from home to home, how it feels to be separated from siblings, and much more. To start off the event, Mark Loretta with the San Diego Padres will speak about his personal experiences as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). Following his remarks, Voices for Children's Chief Program Officer, Stephen Moore, will lead the conversation with our special all-male panel of panelists Anthony, Josh, Sean, and Suamhirs. These young men will share their eye-opening and inspiring stories of life in and after foster care. Visit: https://www.speakupnow.org/news-events/real-word/

A pact on police cooperation is just one of several deals signed by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this week during a trip to Beijing meant to upgrade the relationship between the two countries.

We speak with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria about a ballot measure going before voters in November that could change how we pay for garbage collection, his support of the Midway Rising proposal for that sports arena redevelopment and the city’s homeless outreach efforts. Then while local water managers say San Diego County is mostly protected from the drought that’s squeezing water supplies in the west, if the water levels in Lake Mead continue to decline it could impact San Diego’s water supply. Plus, how a Chicago murder conviction inspired the founding of the California Innocence Project. The 1992 murder conviction against Marilyn Mulero was dismissed by a Chicago judge this month and she was exonerated. Then, communities of color are disproportionately impacted by crime and gun violence -- but those same communities say they’ve been left out of many conversations and programs meant to help victims of crime in California. Finally, the phenomenon of 'RRR.'

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Victorian tale gets pop opera treatment.