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For decades, the U.S. Census has counted Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities as white. State laws and updated federal policies are changing this, but implementation has been slow.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Ground Zero— the area within 500 meters of the hypocenter in Hiroshima where the atom bomb was dropped. Yet even here, 78 people miraculously survived. Based on their 110 hours of interviews, their shocking experiences and the things they saw are scientifically visualized with help from the latest technology and computer graphics.

Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Mary Oliver. Shaped by a solitary childhood and rising literary fame, Oliver published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and love.

California has relatively strong laws governing the care, sale, transfer, sheltering, rescue, boarding and breeding of companion animals, but no single bureau is responsible for ensuring statewide compliance.

When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.

To help meet state and local renewable energy goals, county leaders have approved a series of clean energy projects in East County. But the communities in Jacumba, Boulevard and elsewhere are wary.

First, El Cajon is suing over a state law that prohibits state and local law enforcement from assisting with federal immigration enforcement. Next, the La Mesa City Council is holding off on a vote on an e-bike ban. And, how a nonprofit is trying to preserve farm land in the county. Then, a documentary about the toll gang laws have taken on San Diegans. Plus, how county libraries are marking America’s 250th anniversary.

The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide.

AI chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere. But a growing number of U.S. public schools are now encouraging a new strategy: Bringing AI into the classroom, partly so students can see its shortcomings.

After a series of catastrophic blazes in the early 20th century, the U.S. Forest Service sought to show it was able to control and protect forests under its care. In 1933, the agency mandated the “10 a.m. rule,” declaring that any wildland fire should be extinguished by 10 a.m. the day after it was reported.