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Registered nurse Christie Lindog works at the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, California on September 2, 2021.

Hospitals brace for an onslaught this winter, from flu as well as COVID

America's hospitals are already strained from the delta surge. Now they fear they'll be further overwhelmed by pent-up demand for services and a potentially bad flu season.

CROWING A GREENER WORLD: Epic Tomatoes With Craig LeHoullier

Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Come along with bestselling author and master tomato grower Craig LeHoullier for innovative techniques that you can also use to grow tomatoes that are truly epic.

Iraqis split on whether upcoming elections can bring meaningful change

The election in Iraq that anti-government protestors gave their lives calling for is this weekend — but it might not lead to the changes people want.

Environmental groups focused on climate change want to eliminate natural gas use in buildings, and that includes cooking with gas stoves.

We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change

Americans love their gas stoves, but they pollute homes and are connected to a supply system that leaks methane. That's part of a battle as more people face a decision about switching to electric.

The Longview Power Plant, a coal-fired plant, in Maidsville, W.Va. The state's Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is a key negotiator on President Biden's domestic agenda and a skeptic of the central provision to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Cutting climate programs may be harder than other things as Biden trims his bill

President Biden is urging Democrats to embrace incremental progress as the party negotiates down a broad spending bill. He may not have that option when it comes to its major climate policies.

Members of the U.S. military and Afghan refugees play soccer at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. There are nearly 13,000 Afghans at the base.

Wisconsin military base turns into a small city as Afghans await resettlement

Some 13,000 Afghan refugees who escaped the Taliban forces find themselves in an Army base in rural Wisconsin. They await resettlement in communities across the nation.

A Virginia Beach, Va., family, subjected to racist harassment, got some relief after neighbors rallied to support them.

A neighborhood rally helped to quiet racist noise blaring from a Virginia home

The police said there was nothing they could do to stop the offensive racket. But after the community held a rally, the cacophony got much quieter.

The latest season of 'The United States of Al' was shaped by the Taliban's rise

The sitcom The United States of Al returns for its second season Thursday. The show follows an Afghan interpreter and his Marine Corp buddy, and is very much influenced by the Taliban's recent rise.

North Dakota ranchers have been forced to sell off close to 25% more of their herds over last year.

A mega-drought is hammering the U.S. In North Dakota, it's worse than the Dust Bowl

Ranchers in North Dakota have been forced to sell off their herds at historic rates. Now they're worried they won't have enough feed to keep their remaining cows alive this winter.

In <em>No Time to Die</em>, Daniel Craig shows us a James Bond who's gone fishing.

Daniel Craig is the bookend Bond, giving 007's story a beginning — and an end

The last James Bond movie to star Daniel Craig is out today; Chris Klimek argues that Craig is the "bookend Bond," showing us 007 at the beginning and end, but never the prime of his career.

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