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Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, today's will be the first major electoral sign of the political mood and what voters think of the president.

With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.

Mika Ellison is the Gloria Penner Fellow at KPBS. As part of the Public Matters team, she produces and reports stories that cover topics related to civic engagement, local politics and democracy.

Originally published as part of a 2024 feature, this piece revisits three local creators whose work draws on toys, '90s pop culture and cultural identity ahead of Comic-Con 2025.

A medida que los esfuerzos agresivos del gobierno para reducir la migración han tomado forma, incluyendo deportaciones sin precedentes de hombres a prisiones en otros países, los niños migrantes están siendo separados por largos períodos de los familiares con los que esperaban vivir al llegar a Estados Unidos.

Experts say companies often base their pricing on what they think colleges are willing to pay.

In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, as the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7.