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Covid Clinic, an Orange County startup, offers COVID-19 testing in downtown San Diego on May 3, 2021.

COVID-19 Tests Could Cost You Hundreds Of Dollars In San Diego County

The CARES Act tried to make COVID-19 testing affordable. So why are some San Diegans paying hundreds of dollars for their tests?

Billy Graham (left) with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, both holding the same Bible. 1957.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Billy Graham

Stream now or tune in Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Parker Edison and KPBS announce “The Parker Edison Project” Podcast

New podcast looks at the tenets of American culture through the unique lens of Black America

Loira Limbal is director of "Through The Night," a film in the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. It screens Feb. 2 through Feb. 9, 2021.

'Through The Night' Film Shows A Childcare System Already In Crisis

Loira Limbal's "Through the Night" documentary, part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, spotlights the essential workers, mostly women of color who require 24-hour childcare centers — and the tireless childcare workers who support them.

Generally, more education leads to longer and healthier lives — unless you are a Black man in America. Among the contributing factors is the isolation Black men often feel as they rise economically, says Thomas LaVeist, a sociologist and dean of the school of public health at Tulane University.

Education Usually Improves Health. But Racism Sabotages Benefits For Black Men

For most people, more education leads to healthier and longer lives. Not so for Black men. Racism's power in harming their health may be more persistent than previously understood, researchers say.

FRONTLINE: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Stream now or tune in Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Cruise ships are docked at PortMiami on Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard has been working with cruise companies to bring people off of ships stricken with the coronavirus — but a new bulletin also says foreign-flagged ships should not rely on U.S. help.

Coast Guard Tells Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Cases To Stay Away From U.S. Ports

By registering ships in the Bahamas and other countries, many companies can avoid U.S. laws. The Coast Guard says they should seek medical aid from those countries rather than rely on the U.S.

A sign reminding people of socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic at Tuna Harbor Park at the Embarcadero in downtown San Diego on Dec. 13, 2020.

County Reports 2,604 New Cases 22 Deaths As Hospitalizations Continue To Rise

San Diego County public health officials reported 2,604 COVID-19 infections and 22 deaths Thursday, as hospitalizations continue to set records and restaurants appear poised to reopen.

Diego Varras, an employee of Kaiser Permanente San Diego, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Zion Medical Center. Dec. 16, 2020.

County Reports 2,807 New Cases As ICUs Crowd With COVID-19 Patients

San Diego County public health officials reported 2,807 new COVID-19 infections — the second highest daily total — and 23 deaths Wednesday.

An engraved portrait of William Belknap, a secretary of war who was impeached in 1876 after he tearfully resigned.

There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago

Some Republicans are arguing that former President Donald Trump should not face a Senate impeachment trial because he's a private citizen. That was argued before — and rejected narrowly — in 1876.

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