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As winter storms strike, airlines scramble to de-ice planes and keep them flying

A pair of powerful major winter storms is disrupting the U.S. air travel system this week. That leaves airlines no choice but to de-ice their planes before takeoff to keep them in the air.

Activists demanding that rich countries pay up for climate finance for developing countries at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.

Michel Bérrios, originally from Nicaragua, is interviewed in Tracy, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024.

Some immigrants are already leaving the US in 'self-deportations' as Trump's threats loom

A Nicaraguan woman staying legally in the United States has chosen to leave because of concern over President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign for mass deportations.

Student members of Caminantes for Education create vision boards as the end of the school year approaches at Cal State Long Beach on March 19, 2024.

Hispanic Serving Institutions rely on federal funding to support Latino students. What happens when the money ends?

Once federal grant funding ends many resources and opportunities at Hispanic Serving Institutions continue only through student and faculty efforts. Experts say campuses must maintain programs to better serve Latino students.

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Emily Wenk

Emily Wenk is the mid-level development officer at KPBS with a passion for community engagement and creative expression.

Jonathan Dekel-Chan, whose son Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, is being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Washington.

An Israeli father hopes his son will be released in Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks, says the ceasefire deal is a way 'to end the madness in Gaza.'

Imogen Heap, seen here performing during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, scored her first song on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart this month, 30 years into her career.

Familiar faces top the pop charts, but there's a real surprise near the bottom

Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, all regular fixtures atop the Billboard charts, have the biggest songs and albums of the week. But don't sleep on Imogen Heap.

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at one Walmart in Georgia over multiple years.

NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.

Annie Rios (left) and Max Sklar (right) stand at the site of the May encampment on the UCSD campus on

'It’s David versus Goliath': UCSD student protestors challenge discipline charges

UC San Diego students arrested at protests calling for the university to divest from Israel are getting a crash course on legal defense.

Bailey Williams is a storyteller and yoga teacher in Alaska.

'I think of my body as a teacher,' says Marine who struggled with disordered eating

During her years as a military linguist, Bailey Williams pushed her body to extremes. Her new book is Hollow: A Memoir of My Body in the Marines.

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