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Del Norte High School special education teacher Megan Gross and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson talk with art students who are preparing for a school festival, June 1, 2017.

California Schools Chief Pays Visit To San Diego

The California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was in San Diego Thursday to draw attention to California's teacher shortage.

KUTX in Austin, Texas, loves A Giant Dog's new song "& Rock & Roll."

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Hear new music by A Giant Dog, Vic Mensa, Michael Kiwanuka, Ryley Walker and more in June's mix of public-radio favorites.

Most employers are likely to continue paying for birth control for women. But there are exceptions.

If You Want An IUD, Take Note Of Trump's New Birth Control Policy

Some employers may now opt to claim a religious or moral exemption when it comes to paying for birth control, and women could end up sharing the cost with employers that scale back coverage.

Roy Orbison and Bruce Springsteen perform “Dream Baby” at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, Sept. 30, 1987.

Roy Orbison: Black & White Night 30

Airs Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

In January, Mucca Pazza set a Tiny Desk record by fitting 23 members onstage.

2015: Looking Back On A Year At The Tiny Desk

This year, NPR Music published 84 sessions from behind Bob Boilen's desk. From a 23-piece band to a lone guitarist to a massive dance party, here are 15 highlights.

On March 18, Marshall County High School freshman Lela Free (left) works on a sign for the March for our Lives rally her community is planning for this Saturday. Free survived a shooting at her school in January, but was moved to action by the shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14.

'We Should Have Been The Last': Kentucky Shooting Survivors Inspired By Parkland

In January, a student in Marshall County, Ky. killed two classmates and injured 18 more. The survivors were still grieving when the students at Stoneman Douglas began a national protest movement.

Carlos Esteban, 31, of Woodbridge, Va., a nursing student and recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, rallies with others in support of DACA outside of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

Several San Diego Leaders Denounce Trump's Decision To End DACA

Several San Diego politicians and organizations are speaking out against President Donald Trump's decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

President Trump made some big decisions about health care this week, including cutting off subsidies that benefit lower- and middle-class families.

Trump Pushes Obamacare To Detonation, Forges Path Away From GOP, Democrats

After three failed attempts at passing GOP health plans, President Trump appears to be trying to negotiate with Democrats by showing he is willing to facilitate the Affordable Care Act's collapse.

An Assyrian Christian woman prays at a church service in Tell Tamer, Syria. The service is to remember members of the community killed after about 300 people were taken captive by ISIS in March 2015.

In Syria, Assyrian Christians Cling On After ISIS Onslaught

In northeastern Syria, Christians are mourning those killed by ISIS when the militants tore through a band of Assyrian villages a year ago. The towns were recaptured, but the community is scarred.

Trump Pushes Obamacare To Detonation, Forges Path Away From GOP, Democrats

After three failed attempts at passing GOP health plans, President Trump appears to be trying to negotiate with Democrats by showing he is willing to facilitate the Affordable Care Act's collapse.

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