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Controlled burns, like this one in Lassen Volcanic National Park, reduce the risk of extreme fires by clearing flammable brush.

With Extreme Fires Burning, Forest Service Stops 'Good Fires' Too

Controlled burns help reduce wildfire risk by clearing out overgrown vegetation. The U.S. Forest Service is suspending them, concerning fire scientists.

San Diego County Sheriff William D. Gore at the Sheriff's Department headquarters in Kearny Mesa on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

San Diego Sheriff Seeking Gun Shop Guidance From Governor

While some San Diego county officials say gun stores should be closed as non-essential, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said he wants direction from Governor Gavin Newsom.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jeannie Santiago attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Playwright Ruben Santiago-Hudson will both star in his own one-man play, "Lackawanna Blues" and direct "Skeleton Crew" this year.

Broadway Is Reopening This Fall, And Every New Play Is By A Black Writer

Seven new work by Black playwrights are scheduled to make their Broadway debut in 2021; Five of these writers are set to see their work performed on the Broadway stage for the very first time.

"We have to end COVID-19 not just at home, which we're doing, but everywhere," President Joe Biden said on June 9 during his stop at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, on the first leg of his European trip. Above: Biden steps into a motorcade vehicle after arriving at RAF Mildenhall.

Biden To Announce Plans To Donate 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines To Countries In Need

On the first European trip of his presidency, Biden will announce a major U.S. contribution to the global vaccine effort — part of an effort to end COVID-19 "everywhere."

With Extreme Fires Burning, Forest Service Stops 'Good Fires' Too

Controlled burns help reduce wildfire risk by clearing out overgrown vegetation. The U.S. Forest Service is suspending them, concerning fire scientists.

"In the Navajo culture, it's a matriarchal society. And with the matriarch, which is my grandmother, once she passes, the next holder is a two-spirit individual; it's usually a male/female, an individual like me," says Travis Goldtooth, who is part of the Navajo Nation. Goldtooth's two-spirit drag name is Buffalo Barbie. Photographer Matika Wilbur says she was moved by Goldtooth's "loving nature."

Want To See Inspiring Pix? Check Out These Award-Winning Photos

This year's Leica Women Foto Project highlights girls defying cultural taboos and learning to swim in Zanzibar and a young Native American runner who triumphed despite a coach's lack of faith.

There's A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States' Vaccination Rates

All of the states with the highest adult vaccination rates went to President Biden in the 2020 election. But the vaccine divide is not just about politics.

What's Next For Afghans Resettling In The U.S.

The Kabul airlift is over, but the effort to resettle tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans in the U.S. is just beginning. And there are already some very big obstacles.

THE INDIAN DOCTOR is a comedy drama set in the 1960s following a high-flying Delhi graduate Dr. Prem Sharma (Left: Sanjeev Bhaskar) and his wife Kamini's (Right: Ayesha Dharker) new life in a Welsh coal mining town. Also pictured: Indira Joshi as Pushpa Bakshi (right)

THE INDIAN DOCTOR: Season 2

Saturdays, July 24 - Aug. 21, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand

Moderna says clinical trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is effective for children from age 12 to 17, with mostly mild or moderate side effects. Here, a syringe is filled with a dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in Wheaton, Md.

Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Effective For Teens, Company Says

Moderna will ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its vaccine for kids from age 12 to 17 in early June, the company's CEO says.

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