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People embrace as they visit a makeshift memorial outside of Oxford High School on Wednesday in Oxford, Mich.

What we know about the young victims of the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan

Oxford High School lost four young students in a shooting this week. The victims, many of them athletes on school teams, were between 14 and 17 years old.

Retired two-star U.S. Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton co-authored a recent op-ed about the fear that a coup could succeed after the 2024 elections.

Retired general warns the U.S. military could back a coup after the 2024 election

Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton says war-gaming and civics education could help assure that the military is better prepared for a contested election.

Fireworks are seen above the Olympic Stadium on August 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The Differences Between The Olympics, Paralympics And Special Olympics

The Olympics and Paralympics have for decades been held in tandem, and both celebrate world-class athletic achievement. The Special Olympics differs in key ways.

Protesters gather in Grand Park at a "March for Freedom" rally demonstrating against the L.A. City Council's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees and contractors on Monday in Los Angeles. A new study from Pew Research Center breaks down ideology within political parties, including on the role of government.

Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why

The division is far more complicated than a split between Republicans and Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center. Here are the differences in ideology on race, economics and government.

An undated illustration shows money falling with the California State Capitol building in the background.

Money wars: Special interests spend big in California primary

In some races, they are clearly supporting or opposing candidates. In others, the strategy is more complicated.

The January 6 attack on the Capitol raised alarm bells for a think tank studying democracy.

Democracy is declining in the U.S. but it's not all bad news, a report finds

The United States has joined the list of countries where democracy is backsliding, according to a new report by the think tank International IDEA.

Power lines strung above a neighborhood in San Carlos, Aug. 18, 2020.

Flex Alert Issued For Wednesday Afternoon, Urging Power Conservation

With above-normal temperatures in the forecast, particularly in Northern California, the manager of the state's power grid issued a Flex Alert that will take effect Wednesday afternoon, calling for voluntary electricity conservation.

Kaitlyn Greenidge Discusses Her Highly Anticipated Novel, 'Libertie'

Author Kaitlin Greenridge joined KPBS Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss the book. She will be speaking Saturday during the second weekend of this year's virtual San Diego Writer's Festival.

Mourners gather outside the door of a tattoo parlor in Denver on Tuesday, one of the scenes of a shooting rampage the day prior that left six people dead —including the suspected shooter — and left two more people wounded.

Denver shootings suspect wrote books previewing attacks

A man accused of killing five people this week is believed to have authored online novels that name his real-life victims. The writings are part of a police investigation into the suspect's motive.

People check a destroyed house after a U.S. military operation in the Syrian village of Atmeh, in Idlib province, on Thursday. U.S. special forces carried out what the Pentagon said was a successful, large-scale counterterrorism raid. Local residents and activists said civilians were also among the dead.

What is known about the ISIS leader who died during a U.S. raid in Syria

The leader of the Islamic State group who died during a U.S. raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the group's videos.

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