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Police officers detain a man at protests in Moscow. Hundreds have been arrested during a demonstration demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for the Moscow city council.

Russian Police Arrest Hundreds Of Demonstrators At Moscow Protest

Demonstrators are demanding fair elections for the City Duma and for opposition candidates to be allowed on the ballot.

Billy Barr lives in Gothic, Colo., a silver mining town that was abandoned more than 100 years ago.

Tips From Someone With 50 Years Of Social Distancing Experience

Billy Barr has living alone in a cabin in a Colorado mountain ghost town for 50 years. He offers advice on how to find and maintain happiness in isolation.

Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

The San Diego Homeless Shelter, located downtown on 16th Street and Newton Avenue, provides 220 beds.

Homeless Shelter Returning To Barrio Logan, Could Be Final Time

The tented 200-bed cold-weather homeless shelter will open Nov. 1 at the end of a city street at 16th Street and Newton Avenue and remain in operation until the end of March.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME: Season 6 (Seaon Finale This Week!)

Airs Sundays, Jan. 12 - Feb. 23 and March 29 - April 12, 2020 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

Frog meat is among the many items imported from China that had been facing tariffs in a few weeks, but now the tariffs are delayed until December.

Trump's New Tariff Target List: Flags In, Bibles Out, Frog Meat Delayed

The Trump administration tweaked its list of Chinese imports subject to a 10% tariff this fall. We found some surprises buried in the thousands of tariff line items.

You may be tempted to save a piece of a moldy loaf by discarding the fuzzy bits. But food safety experts say molds penetrate deeper into the food than what's visible to us. And eating moldy food comes with health risks.

Is It Safe To Eat Moldy Bread?

No, say food safety experts. Molds can easily penetrate deep into a soft food, like bread. But you can salvage other foods with tougher surfaces, like cabbages, carrots and hard cheeses.

Several cars of a freight train derailed in the Barrio Logan neighborhood around 8:10 p.m. August 13.

Freight Train Cars Back On Track After Derailment Near Barrio Logan

Crews Thursday righted three cars of a freight train that derailed in the Barrio Logan neighborhood and blocked a stretch of a nearby roadway.

Molly Birnbaum, America's Test Kitchen Kids editor in chief, helps 8-year-old Lucy Gray make a one-pot pasta meal from a recipe in the new book, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs.

What's Cookin', Kiddo? America's Test Kitchen Unveils Book For Young Chefs

NPR's Lynn Neary drops in on a cooking session with America's Test Kitchen Kids editor in chief and an 8-year-old chef to try one of more than 100 recipes for foods that kids love to eat — and make.

Michael Jacobson (right) and Bonnie Liebman, CSPI's director of nutrition, launching a campaign against over-salted food in the late 1970s.

A Pioneer Of Food Activism Steps Down, Looks Back

Michael Jacobson invented a new style of food activism. For four decades, he led the fight against "junk food." He's now stepping down as president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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