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A pickup truck is parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from a window of the U.S. Capitol, on Aug. 19, 2021. A man sitting in the pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police that he had a bomb. He surrendered later in the day.

Man Who Claimed To Have A Bomb Near The U.S. Capitol Surrenders

A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in his truck in front of the Library of Congress gave up an hours-long standoff with police and is now in custody.

The crowd catches Wes Borland's guitar during the Lollapalooza music festival last weekend at Grant Park in Chicago.

So Much For 'Hot Vax Summer.' Delta Puts A Damper On Festivals And Concerts

As summer festivals and massive concerts returned this month amid the promise of "hot vax summer," the surge in the delta variant has disrupted plans for carefree live music.

Mimi Routh, 79, unloads a suitcase from her car after evacuating from the Tahoe Senior Plaza to a shelter in nearby Gardnerville, Nev.

At A Shelter, Lake Tahoe Residents Fleeing A Massive Fire Wonder What's Next

An estimated 50,000 people have been evacuated as the Caldor Fire rages on. Shelters are filling up and hotel rooms are hard to find, leaving evacuees struggling to cope with the uncertainty.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley sought to reassure China's military that the U.S. wasn't planning an attack in the final months of President Trump's term in office, according to a new book.

Gen. Milley Defends His Call To A Chinese General About Trump's Rhetoric And The U.S.

A new book, Peril, says the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was attempting to head off a potential armed conflict when he called his Chinese counterpart twice in Trump's final months in office.

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: Between The Pages

Premieres Sunday, Aug.15, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Before classes begin for the day, elementary music teacher Penelope Quesada gathers her most commonly used cleaning supplies and places them around the classroom in places of convenience.

She's Been Teaching For 18 Years. She Says This Year Is Her Most Stressful Yet

What does an elementary school classroom look like right now? Photojournalist Natosha Via spent the day with one Louisville music teacher as she adjusted masks and sanitized xylophone mallets.

Last year, in her first year of medical school at Harvard, Pooja Chandrasheka recruited 175 multilingual health profession students from around the U.S. to create simple and accurate fact sheets about COVID-19 in 40 languages.

How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

Suchart Prasomsu, 53, leads a rescue team of 30 volunteers in Bangkok, using his Harley to get to car crashes and crime scenes. Since the start of the pandemic, they've also been called on to try and keep people from killing themselves.

The Cost Of Thailand's Coronavirus Success: Despair ... And Suicide

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis.

Gymnasts from left, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols, leave after testifying at a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Sept. 15. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan and is now serving decades in prison.

Gymnasts Recount The FBI's Mishandling Of Their Allegations About Larry Nassar

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the gymnasts, who had testified at a Senate Judiciary hearing, he was "deeply and profoundly sorry that so many people let you down over and over again."

Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson sit court-side at a New York Knicks game on April 21, 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. They will hold a comedy special to benefit 9/11 charities there in September.

Jon Stewart And Pete Davidson Are Doing A 9/11 Anniversary Comedy Show For Charity

A day after the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a star-studded roster of comedians will perform at a benefit to raise money for victims and their families.

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