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It is not much of an exaggeration, if it is one at all, that college towns are to the Democrats today what factory towns were through most of the 20th century.

When Yale's marching band wasn't able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut's governor proclaimed a "University of Idaho Day."

MandoBasso is both the name of their duo and the name of their first album. Bill Bradbury plays the mandolin. Gunnar Biggs plays the bass. Together they play MandoBasso music. Crazy-quilt music. At its core is American country music, the kind heard floating on Smokey Mountain mists from the front porch of holler cabins. It's like a sip from the dipper of water drawn fresh from the well. But listen some more and jazz influences become apparent as do classical underpinnings. Keep listening and Celtic music drifts in as do complex progressions borrowed from World Music. Crazy, but damn good. “First -- curiosity. The simple incongruity forms a question mark. A big ol' bass and a high-pitched mandolin, side by side? Like throwing a growling mastiff in with a mewling kitten.” -Gordon Johnson KCET Stay Connected on Social Media | MandoBasso on Facebook

Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.

At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday.

Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award.

As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.

In San Diego County, the median price for a single-family home was $1.04 million in April — a 2.7 % increase from $1.02 million in March and a 12.6% rise from $930,000 in 2023.

Both Crumbleys were convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter tied to the 2021 shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School carried out by their son, Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time.

The child care industry has long been in crisis. KPBS Reporter Tania Thorne knows this firsthand. With three young kids and a full-time job, she's dealing the best she can. In “Where’s My Village,” a new digital series by KPBS, Thorne meets parents facinging unique child care issues and providers struggling to get by. The series premieres Wednesday, March 20 at kpbs.org/wheresmyvillage and on YouTube.