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Amber and Liberty Lucky pose with Liberty's new preschool diploma at Father Joe's Village on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Preschoolers earn diplomas while experiencing homelessness

Father Joe’s Villages offers preschool to the children of parents living at their shelter. Some graduated Thursday in a display of hope, joy and resilience.

JAMAICA INN

Sundays, Aug. 13 - 27, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Based on the novel by the English writer Daphne Du Maurier, JAMAICA INN is a gripping mystery that tells the story of Mary Yellan, a woman who is forced to move into the ominous Jamaica Inn with her aunt and uncle. Mary must uncover the secrets of a local group of smugglers while also managing her growing attraction to the mysterious Jem Merlyn.

Rev. Charles Duplessis walks by his solar panel-topped house in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. The Environmental Protection Agency this week awarded the city nearly $50 million to help pay for installing solar on low to middle income homes.

Here's how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution

Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 17, 2024.

How Harris will distinguish her foreign policy from Biden — and Trump

By necessity, Vice President Harris has worked in lockstep with President Biden on his foreign policy. What she would do in the White House if she wins on Nov. 5 will be in focus in Tuesday's debate.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaking at proposition one rally at the United Domestic Workers of America/AFSCME 3930

Gov. Gavin Newsom and local leaders rally in favor of Prop. 1

Gov. Gavin Newsom and several local officials spoke in favor of Proposition 1, but one organization says this measure is a broken promise.

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. stands in an elevator after leaving his office in Washington, DC. on Sept. 28, 2023.

Sen. Bob Menendez is set to resign after his bribery conviction. Here’s what’s next

The Democrat from New Jersey was convicted on bribery and other charges last month. Gov. Phil Murphy will appoint Menendez’s replacement ahead of the November general election.

5 smart habits to keep you out of credit card debt

Stay on top of your monthly payments and avoid costly fees and interest charges with these smart credit card strategies.

President Biden walks out of the Oval Office towards the South Lawn of the White House on July 15 as he left to campaign in Las Vegas.

Why Democrats plan to vote on Biden’s nomination before the convention

In May, Democrats decided to hold their roll call vote for their nominee well before the party’s convention. But the plan has rubbed some lawmakers the wrong way.

Danny Hogan, a snow researcher with the University of Washington, studies snowflakes on March 15, 2023. Hogan is part of a research team that produced new data about how snow sometimes evaporates before it has a chance to melt.

This pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air

New findings about sublimation explain how snow is lost to evaporation before it can melt. The data can help form better predictions about water supplies from the Colorado River.

RIDLEY: Season 2

Tuesdays, July 15 - Sept. 2, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream Seasons 1 - 2 now with KPBS Passport! Alex Ridley is a charismatic former Detective Inspector, who retired from the police after years of dedicated service having lost his wife and daughter in a devastating arson attack on their family home. In this thrilling crime series, Ridley has returned to the police force as a police consultant - joining forces with his former protégée DI Carol Farman, now at the helm of investigations.

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