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San Diego State guard Matt Bradley practices for their Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Houston.

Looking for a Final Four edge? Think offensive efficiency

According to KenPom data, 17 of the past 20 national champions have ranked in the top 10 for offensive efficiency. And 14 have ranked better at offense than defense.

Russian President Vladimir Putin last met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019 in Vladivostok. The Kremlin confirmed Monday that Kim and Putin will meet again this week, also in Vladivostok.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet this week

U.S. officials announced last week that the two leaders would meet in Vladivostok, as Russian President Putin seeks more arms to supply his war in Ukraine.

U.S. Navy ships travel through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, in August.

Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea aerial attack, but no damage is reported

Drones and missiles targeted shipping in the sea, but ships from the U.S. and British navies shot down the projectiles. No damage was reported. The rebels say they aim to stop Israel's war on Hamas.

Sakher Abu Dahouk in front of the razor wire of the separation barrier that surrounds his land in Beit Hanina Al-Balad in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. His extended family has moved several times since 1948, as Israel seized territory in subsequent wars, redrew boundaries and built more Jewish settlements. "We still have deeds to our land," in what's now southern Israel, he says.

What Palestinians in Gaza may fear even more than Israeli bombardment

In the past three months, 2 million Palestinians have been internally displaced by war. Some far-right Israeli officials want them to leave Gaza altogether — evoking the trauma of past displacement.

FILE - Members of the public arrive at the south pool after the conclusion of ceremonies to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sept. 11, 2021, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, in New York. On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband are due at the ground zero observance to pay respects.

We want to hear from you: How were you or your loved ones impacted by 9/11?

Next week, KPBS Midday Edition will discuss the legacies and lessons learned from Sept. 11, 2001.

San Diego State guard Adam Seiko (2) drives against Utah State guard Steven Ashworth (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the men's Mountain West Tournament championship Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas.

March Madness: Top teams tip off, how to watch first round

The Final Four is in Houston. The semifinals are on April 1, with the championship game on April 3.

A man stands amid the rubble of a building in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Gaza residents break into U.N. warehouse for supplies as Israeli barrage continues

Thousands of Gaza residents broke into warehouses and distribution centers of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, grabbing flour and "basic survival items," the organization said on Sunday.

San Diego weekend arts events: Scrooge, Scrabble and sound art

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "A Christmas Carol," a hip-hop Scrabble night, "Theorema" at The Front, plus live music, visual art, books, performances and more.

The Tijuana River just as it flows across the border into San Diego clogged with waste, March 11, 2024.

Tijuana River named one of America's 'most endangered' rivers

The river is heavily polluted from raw sewage and chemical contaminants from the city of Tijuana.

The Nkamira Transit Center in western Rwanda is home to more than 6,000 refugees who fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Violence in eastern Congo has displaced millions. Some end up at this camp

The Nkamira Transit Center is home to thousands of refugees who fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The decades-long conflict is a legacy of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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