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Bernice Johnson Reagon, seen here at the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in 2009 in New York City.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

A man holds an Icom walkie-talkie after he removed the battery during a funeral of people killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sept. 18.

Did exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon violate international law?

The series of explosions that rocked Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands, has prompted debate among legal experts on international humanitarian law.

At the factory that builds the 737 Max, Boeing rethinks how it trains new hires

Troubled plane maker Boeing is changing how it trains new recruits at the factory near Seattle where it assembles the 737 Max, part of a broader effort to improve quality after a midair blowout.

Primary Election 2024: State Assembly races

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' primary election guide for local State Assembly Districts.

The student center at Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo on Jan. 10, 2024.

The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit grows

The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students.

Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations

Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.

A family from Peru tries to stay warm under blankets while waiting to be processed by immigration authorities near Boulevard, Jan 3. 2023.

San Diego’s remote border region is now a destination for US-bound migrants from around the world

As U.S. leaders debate immigration reform, San Diego’s rural border region has become a popular entry point for migrants worldwide.

Don Fitterer, 81, sits for a portrait at his home in Glen Ullin, N.D., on May 23. Fitterer is a participant in the Western Morton County Aging in Community program, which connects older adults in the medically underserved area of western Morton County with a variety of resources that can improve their quality of life.

In a rural small town, a group of locals steps up to support senior health

Health care options for older adults in small rural towns can be lacking. In Glen Ullin, N.D., some community members are trying to bridge the gaps in care.

Bay Area tenants from the KDF Tenants Association protest housing conditions and rent increases outside the office complex that houses KDF Communities LLC's office in Newport Beach, on Oct. 26, 2023.

These Californians live in affordable housing. Why did their rent skyrocket?

California’s rent cap doesn’t apply to low-income housing, which has its own rules. With inflation, some tenants have gotten much higher rent increases.

An image released by University of Tokyo researchers shows a robot smiling, with the help of mechanical actuators beneath a flexible layer of living skin.

A robot gets a face of living ‘skin’ that allows it to smile

If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?

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