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This Year's Hurricane Season Was Intense. Is It A Taste Of The Future?

Scientists say they see the fingerprint of climate change in these storms, but it's too soon to say whether this is a new normal.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt debate on July 15 in London. Awaiting the next prime minister will be an international crisis with Iran, stemming from its seizure of a British-flagged commercial oil tanker.

For Britain's Next Prime Minister, A High-Stakes Standoff With Iran Awaits

The ruling Conservative Party will choose a new leader this week. The winner will inherit a full-blown international crisis, which erupted Friday after Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker.

In Amsterdam, Even The Tourists Say There Are Too Many Tourists

Fewer than 1 million people live in Amsterdam, but almost 20 million visit each year. A "night mayor" and initiatives to address "overtourism" encourage revelers to treat the city with respect.

Winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship (from left) are Jennifer Pahlka, Harish Hande, Jess Ladd, Lesley Marincola, Anushka Ratnayake and Barbara Pierce Bush.

Advice From 5 Women And A Guy Who Won $1.25 Million To Do Good

The winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship share surprising lessons on life, leadership and gender in the workplace.

Iranian officials are defending the seizure of British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran's coast on Friday.

U.K. Fears Iran Is Taking A 'Dangerous Path' After Seizure Of Tanker

Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure.

South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela performs during the Observance for Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in central London in March 2012.

Hugh Masekela, Father Of South African Jazz, Dies At 78

He recorded more than 40 solo albums and performed with musicians ranging from Harry Belafonte to Paul Simon. Masekela died after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.

The three heads of Ghidorah are just some of the screen-used props from the Godzilla movies on display at the Toho Co., Ltd. booth at Comic Con.

Comic-Con 50: A Look At Toho's Godzilla Booth

Screen icon rebrands and gets on social media

Iran says its military seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. In this 2018 photo, a boat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' naval force is seen in the Persian Gulf, near the strait.

Iran Says Its Revolutionary Guard Seized Foreign Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

Iran alleges that the small tanker was smuggling some 264,000 gallons of fuel. The vessel reportedly was seized south of Larak Island, less than 20 miles off the Iranian mainland

John Coltrane, the subject of John Scheinfeld’s documentary “Chasing Trane.”

INDEPENDENT LENS: Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

Airs Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Review: Dawes, 'We're All Gonna Die'

Through travelogues, story-songs and a literary quality that's been honed to a cutting edge, Taylor Goldsmith and his band have crafted their most ambitious record to date.

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