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California state Sen. Bob Monning, D-Carmel, illustrates the amount of sugary in a typical soft drink while discussing a package of five bills aimed at discouraging consumption of sugary beverages, at the California state Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

California Lawmakers Seek Tax, Other Limits On Sugary Drinks

State lawmakers are trying again to discourage the consumption of sugary beverages, proposing a tax, warning labels, and a ban on soda displays near checkout lines among other measures on Wednesday.

Self-portrait from posthumously printed contact sheet, Los Angeles, date unknown.

AMERICAN MASTERS: Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable

Airs Friday, April 19, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Jowan Osterlund holds a microchip implant in Stockholm in 2017. His company, Biohax International, is a leading provider of the devices in Sweden.

Thousands Of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their Skin

Proponents of the chips say they're safe and largely protected from hacking, but one scientist is raising privacy concerns around the kind of personal health data that might be stored on the devices.

British politician Luciana Berger speaks Monday at a news conference to announce the formation of the Independent Group, as seven British members of Parliament quit the Labour Party because of its anti-Semitism and approach to Brexit.

7 Lawmakers Quit U.K. Labour Party Over Alleged Anti-Semitism And Brexit Approach

The seven politicians said that persisting anti-Semitism and leader Jeremy Corbyn's "complicit" role in Brexit led to their resignations. They say the party "has changed beyond recognition."

Firefighters battle a house fire in North Andover, Mass., one of a series of fires and explosions on Thursday thought to have been triggered by a gas line that feeds several communities north of Boston.

At Least 1 Dead, Several Injured In Explosions And Fires In 3 Massachusetts Towns

Massachusetts State Police have confirmed at least 70 houses damaged, possibly by gas leaks, around the towns of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, on Thursday evening.

Also: A Border Patrol agent is acquitted of murder while a jury deadlocks on lesser charges; Prince's family files a lawsuit; and confirmation hearings may be delayed for VA nominee Ronny Jackson.

The Big Lebowski Lives On In 'Where's The Dude?'

If you like a nice White Russian and have a rug that really ties the room together, you'll get a kick out of figuring out where, exactly, the Dude is abiding in the background of various movie scenes.

Winter swimmers enjoyed an icy dip in Poland's Garczyn lake last February. Recorded air temperature was around 14 degrees Farenheit, and a large ice hole had to be cut to allow the lake bathing.

Could Exercising In Frigid Temperatures Make Us Healthier?

As a freezing winter drives many of us indoors, some extreme athletes embrace the cold as a great way to burn calories and retrain the immune system while working out. Not so fast, physiologists say.

Rinsing your produce is a good idea, but it won't give you 100 percent protection from bacteria that cause foodborne illness unless you cook it thoroughly. Because we eat lettuce raw, a lot of people got sick in a recent outbreak.

To Rinse Or Not To Rinse: How Washing Some Foods Can Help You Avoid Illness

Rinsing foods doesn't always prevent foodborne illness and can sometimes make the risks worse. Here's what the science says about which foods you should run water over and why.

During the era that social media and smartphones has risen, depression and stress among young people has also risen.

A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use

A new study shows a rise in depression and stress among young people parallels the growth in smartphone and social media use.

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