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A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area.

Photos: Hurricane Milton brings devastation across Florida

High winds from Hurricane Milton tore off the fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Residents work hard to shovel the mud out of Marshall, N.C.'s natural grocery store. French Broad River, which runs through town, crested over 24 feet during Tropical Storm Helene. The river level has gone down, but left behind knee-deep sediment inside the buildings.

Shovel by shovel, N.C. towns dig out from Helene mud and debris

The small western North Carolina towns of Marshall and Hot Springs were wrecked by historic floods caused by Tropical Storm Helene's rainfall. Days later, residents are just starting the cleanup.

Volunteers Catherine Manis, Joan Faus and Alicia Tabares speak to a homeless man inside his car, Jan. 25, 2024.

Point-in-Time Count shows homeless realities in San Diego’s North County

KPBS followed a volunteer group in the annual Point-in-Time Count for Vista and San Marcos early Thursday.

KPBS reporters (from left to right) Kori Suzuki, Tania Thorne and Andrew Bowen pose with an AMA sign on Oct. 9, 2024.

We asked San Diego Redditors what questions they had about the election. Here’s what they said

Reddit users in r/sandiego asked about a few of the state propositions, the San Diego mayoral race and the several local sales tax measures.

'The time has come' to lower interest rates: Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled that he's increasingly confident inflation will soon be tamed, and that he and his colleagues will soon cut interest rates to avoid hurting the job market.

The cover of "A Love Song for Ricki Wilde" and author Tia Williams are shown side-by-side in this undated photo.

'A Love Song for Ricki Wilde' explores Harlem's storied past through romance and leap years

Author Tia Williams' latest romance book blurs the boundaries between the 1920's and present-day Harlem.

FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 09: A palm tree next to the beach before Hurricane Milton's arrival on October 09, 2024, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. People are preparing for the storm, which could be a Cat 3 when it makes landfall on Wednesday evening. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How FEMA tries to combat rumors and conspiracy theories about Milton and Helene

The emergency management agency has long tried to respond to rumors that might delay recovery efforts. But a former FEMA official says the current information environment has never been so bad.

U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., on Aug. 18, 2020.

USPS proposes changes to save $3 billion per year, starting in 2025

The plan would adjust delivery times while keeping a commitment to a maximum five-day delivery for the Ground Advantage program nationwide and a maximum three-day delivery for local first-class mail.

Lead in cinnamon: Where do things stand, 1 year after a scary recall?

Last Halloween, the FDA said that some cinnamon, a spice loved by many kids and adults, was contaminated with lead, a metal that can cause irreversible damage in babies and young children.

'Intermezzo' is Sally Rooney's most moving novel yet

Rooney's fourth novel is a story about learning to accept loss. And though it has its share of grief and strife, it's happier and less disturbing than Normal People and Beautiful World, Where Are You.

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