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Stacks of $100 bills in this undated photo.

Ways to help children with financial literacy

KPBS Midday Edition spoke to Gregg Murset, a certified financial planner, about how to help kids practice saving, investing and spending.

The U.S. and Mexico border wall is shown facing west from Otay Mesa, Sept., 20, 2022.

Venezuelans make way in San Diego, join 1.9 million migrants nationally in legal 'twilight zone'

San Diego County resources for immigrants in this legal limbo period haven’t caught up.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who is now House speaker, and then-President Trump attend a rally in Bakersfield, Calif., on Feb. 19, 2020. McCarthy said House investigators would play a key role in scrutinizing the investigations into the former president.

Trump's federal indictment will loom large as Congress returns to session

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was elected to the post with Trump's support after 15 contentious rounds of votes, said House Republicans will get to the bottom of the investigation into Trump.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is poised to take the gavel as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee if Republicans take control of the House in January. They are expected to hold a narrow majority and launch wide ranging probes of the Biden administration.

Republicans have won the House. Now, they're promising to investigate the Bidens

GOP Rep. Comer says pending investigations will show Hunter Biden engaged in influence peddling. Comer alleges then-Vice President Biden may have financially benefitted from his son's businesses.

Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), left, Audrey (Ashley Park), Lolo (Sherry Cola) and Kat (Stephanie Hsu) in <em>Joy Ride.</em>

Buckle up: This mile-a-minute 'Joy Ride' across China is a raunchy romp

It's hard not to get swept up in this journey — full of filthy one-liners and priceless sight gags. And the film pulls it off with a level of savvy about Asian culture still rarely seen in Hollywood.

Teresa Butler visits Trish and Glen Johnston at their home in Christchurch, New Zealand, to support Trish, 79, who gave up smoking four years ago. Trish is Māori and Glen is pākehā — a white New Zealander.

It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw

New Zealand has declared war on tobacco with a remarkable new law. The indigenous Māori population, with the country's highest smoking rate, has a lot to gain. But they have a bone of contention.

Chris Von Kroog gets help from a friend to push his mobility scooter towards his storage unit after the battery died overnight, San Diego, June 3, 2022.

COVID hotel closures left dozens of San Diegans without housing

COVID-19 hotel closures left dozens of San Diegans without housing.

A lobsterman paddles out to his boat in a harbor in Maine.

This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it?

On both the East and West coasts, whales are at risk of being entangled and injured by ropes used by fishermen. Fishing grounds are being closed, but new technology could help avoid that.

Top Meta executive Adam Mosseri has said that the company's new Twitter competitor Threads does not need the "negativity" of news and politics on the platform.

Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter clone as a more "friendly" place for online discourse. Executives say breaking news and politics will not be the emphasized. But is that realistic?

Jill Mallen gets her groceries at a food pantry because of soaring inflation. She says she's a "confused" voter - a registered Democrat who feels Republicans did a better job of managing the economy.

How inflation is influencing politics in a bellwether Florida county

Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.

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