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Terence Shepherd serves as news director for KPBS, managing an award-winning newsroom of reporters, hosts, editors, producers and videographers.

The four-legged creatures with digestive tracts of steel make easy work of consuming vegetation that typically fuels wildfires.

Four states are strengthening rules that require home sellers and landlords to disclose information about whether a home has flooded in the past, or is likely to flood in the future.

Stream now with KPBS Passport, a member benefit that unlocks exclusive shows and extra content on the PBS App. This documentary from inside North Korea, is produced and directed by filmmaker and professor Savanna Washington, who visited the isolated country under a tourist visa. Through interviews with North Korean refugees, long-time aid workers, scholars, and experts, the film provides both a historical overview of the country and an authentic, on-the-ground perspective of the lives, struggles, and humanity of the people of North Korea. The film also underscores how everyday human moments – such as a simple game between visitors and locals – can contribute to greater understanding and inspire change.

Fun flicks at the pool are back at The Lafayette! Float along, lay out on a lounger, or relax on the veranda for one of our favorite movie classics. Don't forget to dive into themed specialty bevies and bites. Our restaurant, Hope 46, will also be open for indoor and al fresco dining. Make online reservations on OpenTable for prime seating with views of the big screen while you enjoy a bite to eat. Screening | "The Pricess Bride" Date | Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m., pool deck access at 7 p.m. Location | The Lafayette Hotel Reserve your spot here for free! RSVP Required. Individuals without an RSVP will not be allowed on the pool deck. Poolside seats are limited, feel free to bring your own blankets and chairs. Hotel guests are welcome and do not require an RSVP. Seating is on a first-come first-serve basis, so we do encourage you to bring your own chair (if preferred), as well as bringing your own blankets. For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/movies-by-the-pool-breakfast-at-tiffanys or call the hotel at (619) 296-2101.

The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical.

The average price has dropped 46.8 cents over the past 17 days.

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard a case that could upend immigration enforcement for the Biden administration. Then, concerns have long been growing that a tripledemic of COVID, RSV and flu cases could have a major impact on health systems around the nation. Next, a new lineup of county leaders at the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) may make a new vision for San Diego transit harder to achieve. And, a new study from the UC San Diego Rady School of Management found when it comes to politics, Americans would rather hurt the cause they believe in than support the one they don’t. Next, after wildfire season ends in the Western U.S., those who lost their homes begin sifting through what's left to recover as much as they can. And, for something completely different, the art of clowning isn’t what it used to be. Students of all ages are now pursuing a form of comedy that left the circus behind. FInally, from our archive, San Diego author Tracy Badua's talks about her middle-grade novel "Freddie vs. the Family Curse." The book tells the story of a seventh-grader who is resigned to a life of bad luck until a rediscovered family heirloom gives him a little hope.

Since boyhood, Husam Abukhedeir wanted to become a doctor and serve his people. He overcome obstacles to get his medical credentials and practiced neurosurgery at Al-Shifa Hospital. Then came the war.

The Oceanside hospital has been diverting ambulances to other medical facilities since declaring an internal emergency on Thursday.