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FILE - President Joe Biden walks along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan. 8, 2023. The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions.

Local, state leaders respond to Biden asylum order

The executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday sharply curtails the number of migrants who can make asylum claims. It drew criticism from both sides of the political divide.

Hundreds of migrants set up camp on the Rio Grande, waiting for Texas National Guard agents to let them enter the border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 20, 2024.

Biden’s new executive order denies asylum claims to most migrants crossing the border unlawfully

New White House measure will go into effect if more than 2,500 migrants cross illegally per day.

Power San Diego campaign chair Bill Powers speaks on May 13, 2024 at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.

Power San Diego gathers enough signatures to require city council vote on ballot initiative

The group wants to replace San Diego Gas and Electric with a nonprofit, municipal utility.

A man looks over the ledge at a bombed-out school in Khan Younis on May 24.

A family fled Rafah as the war closed in. Now they're living in a bombed-out school

A classroom in a bombed-out school has become a shelter for an extended family of 20 Palestinians. They fled Rafah after Israel's latest offensive in the southern Gaza city.

Jacqueline Brock underwent seven years of fertility treatments before a third round of IVF produced two embryos, and one healthy pregnancy. Now, Brock and her husband worry their options could be limited for the remaining embryo amidst a push to give rights to fetuses that are generally ascribed to a person.

The push for embryo rights in state legislatures worries IVF patients and doctors

13 states introduced bills this year that could give rights to embryos and fetuses associated with people. None passed yet but IVF patients and doctors fear such laws could limit fertility treatment.

In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around

An innovative program in Tampa aims to stop community violence by focusing on teens arrested for carrying guns. It offers support and mentors so they can get a new start outside of the jail system.

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.

A couple holds hands on June 3, 2024 in San Diego Calif.

We want to hear from you: What’s been your experience with dating in San Diego?

KPBS Midday Edition is tackling dating, relationships and heartbreak in an upcoming show.

FDA reviews MDMA for PTSD treatment; Biden to issue executive order on border policy

The FDA will review data to decide whether to approve MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD treatment. Biden is expected to issue an executive order addressing asylum seekers at the southern border.

Andy Kim upended New Jersey politics. Now he's on track to become a senator

Democratic Congressman Andy Kim challenged the state's powerful political machine and won in court and on the ground, making him the unlikely favorite in this November's Senate race.

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