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A car is crushed by a fallen building that hosted the Gansevoort mural that was struck by a tornado, in Rome, N.Y., on Tuesday. Much of the U.S. and Canada is cleaning up or still dealing with a new wave of severe storms that have caused deaths and damage this week from the Plains to New England.

Swath of storms flood the Ozarks and ravage an upstate New York community

The relentless series of storms caused deaths or damage from the Plains to Canada to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power and air conditioning during days of sweltering heat.

President Biden stands on stage as Vice President Kamala Harris introduces him during a campaign rally Wednesday at Girard College in Philadelphia.

Biden’s problems with younger voters are glaring, poll finds

Younger voters have been a crucial voting bloc for Democrats, but President Biden is facing real challenges — and it's part of why his race with former President Donald Trump is so tight.

Now that Sarah Barnes' son, Samuel, 2, is enrolled in Head Start, it's lifted an extra stress off Barnes' shoulders. "It just makes life a little bit easier having child care right on campus," she says. "I can literally walk over here between classes and check on him."

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.

A nurse takes care of a dengue fever patient at the Sergio Bernales National Hospital in the outskirts of Lima on April 17. The number of suspected cases in Peru so far this year is over 100,000.

Dengue fever is — unfortunately — having a banner year. Can it be quelled?

Case counts are skyrocketing in countries like Brazil and Peru and the virus is popping up in new turf, from Florida to Iran. What's the cause? And what's the solution?

Mike Roberts, left, and Will Hammond Jr., right, sing about the virtues of heat pumps. Heat pumps are more efficient than gas furnaces and can significantly reduce a home's carbon pollution.

Don't think heat pumps are sexy? This slow jam could change your mind

Heat pumps are an important tool to stave off global warming. Two Berkeley musicians wrote a sultry anthem about them.

In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police, Sonya Massey, left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024.

Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help

Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff’s deputy seconds before he shot the Black woman three times in her home. An Illinois grand jury indicted former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, 30, who is white, last week.

A homeless family with a two-year-old child on Towne Avenue in Los Angeles' Skid Row in April 2024. A new study tracks how housing insecurity affects children's health over time.

When little kids don’t have stable housing, it can affect their health later

Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.

Arianna Clay

Arianna Clay previously served as KPBS' Gloria Penner Fellow. In this capacity, she contributed to creating multi-platform news content for the web, radio and social media.

Members of Southwestern College's learning community "Umoja" gather in their community room on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Six years after an assessment found a ‘climate of anti-Blackness’ at Southwestern College, what’s changed?

Current students discuss what campus is like for them today, and administrators share their efforts toward equity.

Students graduate from San Diego City College in this undated photo.

Many California college students are leaving nearly $300 of monthly grocery help on the table

Hundreds of thousands of community college and UC students are eligible for CalFresh food benefits but don't apply.

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