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Saturdays, Dec. 16, 2023 - Jan. 20, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! RIVER is as tender and witty as it is unsettling and brutal. Adrift in a London full of other exiled souls, River’s own isolation helps him connect with the troubled victims who crash into his world, and to see the truth in ways his colleagues are drawn to admire and question.

The Democratic governor's inaugural address crafted California as a beacon for freedom amid a rising tide of oppression taking hold in other statehouses. He chose Jan. 6 for the events to draw a contrast with the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

Chappelle's monologue seemed filled with justification and minimization.

Twitter's former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko accused the company of misleading the public, the government and its own board of directors over security flaws.

A judge has ruled that a proposition to raise the California minimum wage to $18 an hour can’t go before voters until 2024. The same judge gave backers of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom more time to qualify, but in this case he backed the secretary of state, who said proponents missed a key deadline to qualify in time for this November.

Journalist Anshel Pfeffer says the Israeli prime minister has a "strange detachment" when it comes to social issues — which opens the door for conservative members of his coalition to make changes.

This atmospheric river was a so-called Pineapple Express originating near Hawaii and pulled toward the West Coast by a rotating area of rapidly falling air pressure known as a bomb cyclone.

Monday was the last day for small business owners to apply for a federal Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP loans. The loans were part of the third round of federal aid aimed at giving businesses owned by people of color, and those in lower income neighborhoods better access to funding. Meanwhile, La Mesa is commemorating the anniversary of a major protest against police violence and racial injustice. Plus, how one community is preparing for wildfires this year in the face of extreme drought.

After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage.

Bioengineering leads to products that perform like plastic but aren’t made from petroleum, and some are biodegrade.