Search results for

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The film strips away layers of political, military, and religious history long-hidden from view with a single goal: to gather clues beginning as far back as 52 BC in order to digitally reconstruct the lost palace, piecing together the size, shape and texture of the palace with scientists and historians to discover its hidden surprises.

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team cruised over Japan 102-76. The U.S. squad, which now boasts a 56-game Olympic winning streak, is on the hunt for an eighth-straight Olympic gold medal.

Cinema Under the Stars presents: "CHARADE" 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., ongoing daily from Saturday, Dec. 14 - Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 295-4221 www.topspresents.com Ages: 13+ Cost: $17, $18, $20 “CHARADE” (1963. 113 minutes. PG) - Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn light up the screen in Stanley Donen’s glossy, comic thriller. Hepburn is pursued through the streets of Paris by four men in search of the fortune her late husband stole from them. Co-stars Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy. Cinema Under the Stars is an intimate outdoor movie theater in Mission Hills with single and double zero-gravity reclining lounge chairs, sky-boxes and love seat cabanas. Heaters, pillows and blankets are provided. A vintage cartoon is shown before most films. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Members may make phone reservations up to one week in advance. Online reservations for Members begin on Mondays at 9 a.m. Online reservations for Non-Members begin on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The box office opens at 6 p.m. on movie nights. Admission Prices: Members - $17. Non-member: (at the box office) - $18. Non-members (with online reservations) - $20. Pay with Cash, Checks, or Venmo. All concessions are $3.00 each Free popcorn for Members. Reservations must be cancelled by 5 p.m. online, or call the Cinema before 6 p.m. Come early to avoid a line. For more information, call (619) 295-4221, or visit the website (www.topspresents.com)

Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.

On Capitol Hill, Michael Phelps and fellow Olympic swimming star Alison Schmitt testified about doping by elite Chinese athletes and demanded reforms to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The United States became the first country to surpass the 3,000-Olympic medal barrier. This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games.

The Dutch team had little margin for error. Heading into Friday's final, they were one point out of first place.

Born in Paris to Chinese parents, Bruce Liu grew up in Montreal, and took the classical music world by storm in 2021 when he won the First Prize at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. Performances around the globe followed, as well as an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Bruce Liu has performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Royal Festival Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Konzerthaus, BOZAR Brussels, Tokyo Opera City, and Sala São Paulo. Orchestral appearances also include the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information visit: theconrad.org Stay Connected on Instagram / Facebook

The Catholic Diocese of San Diego has helped cover the school’s deficits in the past, but now that it’s declared bankruptcy, it no longer can.