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KPBS Staff picks of the most compelling books of 2025 and a few 2024 holdovers that demanded a spot on our list.

President Trump lauded America's storied history in a speech marking the 250th anniversary of its independence, while also praising his war in Iran, railing against "communists," and vowing to restrict mail-in ballots.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz about her new book, "The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose."

An intimate artist talk featuring women creators sharing how they integrate personal wellness—mental, emotional, and physical—into their artistic practice for sustainable creativity and resilience. Visit: https://mcasd.org/events/creating-with-care The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray bring readers a new historical novel that presents two women on opposite ends of the law who must partner to bring down a crime boss in 1930s New York.

San Diego once had a streetcar network connecting downtown to neighborhoods including North Park, City Heights, Mission Beach and La Jolla. We explore how the rise of the automobile reshaped development in the region and changed how people move through the city today.

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

Watch Friday, July 17, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Youtube (not in the KPBS+ app. Built in 1906 as a shelter for young wayward or orphaned girls, The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle provided a new haven for two hundred Artists Den guests on a crisp autumn night. The Swell Season – led by Glen Hansard and backed by Marketa Irglova on piano and two of Hansard’s band mates from The Frames on bass and violin – gave a special performance of their melodic, original songs months before winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Falling Slowly”

The Trump administration is avoiding environmental review on construction that is destroying boulders that have been on Kuchamaa Mountain, near the border city of Tecate, for more than 100 million years.

As of Tuesday night, L.A. County voters were poised to approve Measure ER, a half-cent sales tax. A similar measure in Contra Costa was far behind. Santa Clara voters were the first to approve such a sales tax. It’s still not enough to fill the hole left by federal health cuts.