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A remote-controlled RC surfer riding a king tide wave during the astronomical event last year, in Huntington Beach, Calif. The National Weather Service says the California coast will see unusually high and low tides over the weekend.

Grab your camera and help science! King tides are crashing onto California beaches

The unusually high and low tides will be affecting coastal communities over the weekend. Scientists are calling on residents and visitors to help document the phenomenon.

Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting to choose their next leadership

Top Chinese Communist Party officials are meeting in Beijing to choose their next leadership. What happens at the Party Congress remains shrouded in secrecy.

Tom Dee uses a shovel to dig out after an intense lake effect snowstorm impacted the area on Friday in Hamburg, N.Y.

Western New York gets buried under 6 feet of snow in some areas

The whopping 6 feet of snow was one of the top three heaviest snowfalls in recorded history for the Buffalo region.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in August. He called on Western nations on Sunday to scrap travel restrictions placed on southern Africa to stem the spread of the omicron variant. "The prohibition of travel is not informed by science nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant," he said.

African leaders condemn travel restrictions as omicron variant spreads globally

African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich speaks at a news conference in Phoenix, on Jan. 7, 2020.

Arizona's AG says dropping Title 42 would cause border 'chaos'

Mark Brnovich led the fight to keep Title 42 in place. He explains to NPR why he and other state AGs want to keep it in effect until the surge of migrants at the southern border is under control.

An older adult receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination site on Dec. 7 in Chongqing, China. Concerns about effectiveness and safety have led to uncertainty about the COVID vaccine, notably among older citizens, whose vaccination rate is relatively low.

China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?

As case counts surge in China, rumors circulate about the effectiveness and safety of the made-in-China vaccines in use there. Here's what we know about CoronaVac and Sinopharm.

Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, Dr. Eric Topol speaks with KPBS Midday Edition about the COVID-19 vaccine and mandating masks again in San Diego County on August 25, 2021.

Q&A: What to expect from latest 'Kraken' variant

A new variant of concern is gaining traction across the country — and health officials are taking note of it's high transmissibility.

In the metal bands Sleep and High on Fire, Matt Pike has always looked to esoteric sources. Over the last decade, however, he's found inspiration in the conspiracy theories of David Icke.

Can Matt Pike face the music?

Matt Pike overcame long odds to find success in metal bands Sleep and High on Fire. But his deepening obsession with conspiracy theories has created a dissonant riff.

South Korea's official entry to the Oscars is a murder-mystery-romance

South Korea's official entry at the Oscars this year is a murder-mystery-romance blend. Like 2019's Parasite, it shows how Korean directors are making their mark across the spectrum of film genres.

Borrego Springs Solar Plant generating power in the hot desert valley on June 1, 2016.

Festering tension with China could damage joint efforts to address climate change

A new paper out of UC San Diego finds that political friction between the U.S. and China could hurt joint work on critical green technologies.

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