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Antigone Davis, Facebook's global head of safety, testifies remotely Thursday before a Senate subcommittee following leaks of internal research showing the company knows the harm its apps cause young people.

Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids

Days after Facebook's Instagram "paused" work on an app for kids under 13, U.S. senators grilled the company's head of safety about how both platforms negatively affect teens and young people.

Composer Huang Ruo gives voice to the dark history of Angel Island

Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo has teamed up with the Del Sol Quartet and vocal ensemble Volti to explore the struggles of Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island in the early 1900s.

Sam Catrambone clears debris away from a friend's home that was damaged by a tornado in Mullica Hill, N.J., on Thursday after record-breaking rainfall brought by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that swept through the area.

Stunned By Ida, The Northeast Begins To Recover And Worry About The Next Storm

At least 49 people are confirmed dead, and in some areas, the search for the missing continues. Residents digging out from the wreckage are asking whether the region is prepared for the next storm.

In this Oct. 30, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a COVID-19 testing facility in Valencia, Calif.

Gov. Newsom Imposes Overnight Curfew To Stem Coronavirus

California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.

Butterfly Town, USA

Stream now or tune in Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Irrigation water runs along the dried-up ditch between the rice farms to provide water for the rice fields in Richvale, Calif., May 1, 2014.

Extended Dry Period Suggests State Could Be In 'Mega Drought'

As climate experts point to the possibility of a so-called "mega drought," California's urban and agricultural sectors must prepare for a new normal in extreme weather.

Wendy Wheatcroft and her 10 year old daughter Annabelle join other parents supporting a vaccination mandate for eligible students outside of the San Diego Unified School District building. Sept. 28, 2021.

SDUSD School Board Approves Vaccine Mandates For Students, Staff

The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for all eligible students and district employees.

A monument to the women of the Confederacy stands in front of the Mississippi State Capitol.

Jackson, Miss. lives in a world of high poverty and higher expectations

Jackson is the state capital, but it wrestles with poverty, infrastructural problems, including water issues, and a conservative state government.

Professor William Nericcio is shown in his office at SDSU in San Diego, Calif. He uses comic books to teach students about critical thinking. Sept. 7, 2021

Would You Take A Class Called 'Sex, Drugs, And Rock 'N' Roll'?

SDSU uses comics to teach students how to think critically in an age of disinformation

Charlie Callagan's bone marrow transplant for multiple myeloma was postponed at the last minute, because Oregon hospitals are overwhelmed with treating COVID-19 patients.

Overwhelmed With COVID Patients, Oregon Hospitals Postpone Surgeries And Cancer Care

Patients with advanced cancer and heart disease are among those who have had to wait for surgeries and other procedures as critically ill, unvaccinated COVID patients strain the medical system.

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