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A police officer standing near a windshield and passenger window of an RCMP vehicle with bullet holes at the scene of a shooting in Langley, British Columbia on Monday.

A gunman killed 2 people during a shooting rampage in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada

A gunman opened fire at a casino, a center for the homeless and other locations before being killed by police early Monday morning.

Avah Lamie is in fifth grade and lives in Hartford, Vt. The pandemic brought a big loss of stability for kids, experts say.

What life is like for an 11-year-old

Avah Lamie, 11, says this is a stressful time to be a kid. Rates of anxiety and depression among children and youth were on the rise even before COVID, but the past two years have made things worse.

Abortion rights activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 3, a day after the leak of a draft opinion suggesting a possible reversal of <em>Roe v. Wade. </em>

In a new U.S. poll, a majority identify as 'pro-choice' for the first time in decades

The Gallup poll, conducted after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, says that 55 percent of Americans now identify as pro-choice, up from 49 percent last year.

Pope Francis traveled to Canada to apologize to residential school survivors

For many of the Indigenous peoples of Canada, Monday is a day of mixed emotions as the Pope finally makes his apology for the role the Catholic church played in the notorious residential schools.

Pictured, the exterior of the New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad, Calif., July 7, 2022.

New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad gets new name

A renovation is happening at the New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad and along with it comes a new name: the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center.

An aerial view of the 52-megawatt solar farm built by Silicon Ranch in Hazlehurst, Ga. Ever cheaper and better solar technology, available land and lots of sunshine are driving demand for massive, utility-scale solar projects across the American Southeast.

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Solar is booming in Georgia, and it's not because of state mandates supporting renewable energy or concerns about climate change. Instead, powerful market forces are driving the growth.

Pro-choice protestors at a rally in defense of Roe v. Wade in front of the Federal Court House in San Diego on May 3, 2022, in response to the leaked Supreme Court decision draft overturning Roe v. Wade.

With Roe v. Wade on the brink, Tijuana abortion clinics ready for more patients

Americans have long traveled to the border city for their medical needs.

"This parasite detaches the fish's tongue, attaches itself to the fish's mouth, and becomes its tongue," the Galveston Island State Park says, describing the parasitic tongue-eating louse.

The tongue-eating louse does exactly what its name suggests

It's the stuff of nightmares, or science fiction: a parasite that wants to get inside an animal's mouth, where it attacks — and replaces — the tongue.

Inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit at LAC-USC Medical Center.

FRONTLINE: The Healthcare Divide

Stream or tune in Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

California Sen. Kamala Harris topped a recent national poll asking respondents for their preferred running mate for Joe Biden.

Kamala Harris Is Seen As The Clear Front-Runner To Be Joe Biden's Running Mate

Her allies see the first-term California senator and former prosecutor as bringing needed demographic balance to the Democratic ticket.

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