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President Biden had an unexpected update to his schedule Thursday to address the pro-Palestinian protests roiling campuses across the country.

The California Festival takes place Nov. 3-19 across the state, with dozens of distinct performances throughout San Diego spotlighting new musical compositions written in the last five years.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring how music is commodified and what is lost in the process. This conversation is inspired by the new film "The War on Disco," premiering Monday, October 30 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. Panelists will discuss what is meant by "mainstream" culture, how an art form can move from its original context to a space of "broader" appeal, and the changes that the art form undergoes in this process. Featured guests: Jefferson Cowie: the James G. Stahlman Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, whose work in social and political history focuses on how class, race, and labor shape American politics and culture Ayana Contreras: cultural historian, memory worker, radio DJ and archivist. An avid collector with over 8000 vintage vinyl records, she hosts the Reclaimed Soul program on WBEZ and Vocalo Radio in Chicago The discussion will be moderated by Timothy D. Taylor, Professor in the Departments of Ethnomusicology, Anthropology, and Musicology at UCLA. The conversation will also be streamed live on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Facebook and YouTube channels.

New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.

It's been a banner year for women's college basketball. Now, with March Madness upon us, we've talked with some of the star players ready to go big in the NCAA tournament.

Gloria E. Ciriza will succeed Paul Gothold as the county's superintendent of schools, becoming the first female superintendent in the San Diego County Office of Education's 76-year history.

Ahead of Democracy Day, we dive into specific threats to democracy, like censorship in classrooms, and how it affects the next generation.

The Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park hosted an eclipse viewing party Monday, where hundreds of spectators experienced the once-in-a-generation astronomical event.

Hurricane Beryl upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm late Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said, as it crossed islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are in such high demand that many patients with Type 2 diabetes can't get them when they need them.