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Pima County Medical Examiner Greg Hess at his office in Tucson, Ariz. Hess and another Arizona-based medical examiner are re-thinking how to catalog and count heat-related deaths, a major step toward understanding the growing impacts of heat.

Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths

No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths.

Clockwise from left: Sinéad O'Connor, Tina Turner, Matthew Perry, Wayne Shorter, Paul Reubens and Harry Belafonte

Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

In this June 4, 2013, file photo, demonstrators representing doctors, hospitals and unionized health care workers rally against cuts in the amount the state pays for Medi-Cal reimbursements, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

San Diego assemblymember proposes solutions to Medi-Cal eligibility burden

Each year, families have to prove Medi-Cal eligibility or risk losing coverage. A San Diego assemblymember wants to take that burden away from families.

A clothing store in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego on April 16, 2024.

'Devastating' wait times at Mexico border strain California small businesses

Billions in tax dollars are pouring into efforts to reduce the U.S.-Mexico border wait times, yet excessive delays continue. Local leaders say small businesses are struggling in border communities.

KPBS General Manager Deanna Mackey Named 2023 Latino Leader of Influence

KPBS General Manager Deanna Mackey has been named a 2023 Latino Leader of Influence by the San Diego Business Journal and the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Zach Bryan's fifth album in five years, <em>The Great American Bar Scene</em>, features love songs, thorny anthems, autobiographical lore and even a mini-arc that directly invokes classic Bruce Springsteen songs.

Zach Bryan makes — and breaks — his own myth on 'The Great American Bar Scene'

Bruce Springsteen, 40 years on from Born in the U.S.A., shows up on Bryan’s new album to offer the wisdom and regret of a lifetime of telling truths and spinning yarns.

African National Congress (ANC) polling agents set up a tent decorated with party paraphernalia outside a polling station in Umlazi on May 29, during South Africa's general election.

In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time

In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time.

Taylor Swift performs "The Man" during her Eras tour show in Arlington, Texas, in March. She just became the first woman to have four Top 10 charting albums at once.

Taylor Swift just made Billboard history, again

Swift became the first woman and third artist ever to have four of the Top 10 albums on Billboard's 200 chart. This latest milestone comes weeks after the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

Lawmakers left a lot of work undone in 2023, creating a pile up of work for the start of next year.

Congress passed so few laws this year that we explained them all in 1,000 words

Lawmakers didn't have a very productive year, but they did manage to pass 27 pieces of legislation. Here's what the laws accomplish.

A group of students play the turntables at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, Calif. April 25, 2024

Music is evolving and so is the Carlsbad Museum of Making Music

The Museum of Making Music's latest renovation gives visitors an immersive experience with the latest instruments.

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