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Storage tanks are seen at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 21, 2021. Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday, March 12, 2023, it earned a $161 billion profit last year, attributing its earnings to higher crude oil prices.

Four takeaways as oil giant Saudi Aramco reports a huge $161 billion profit

The world's biggest oil company has announced it made $161 billion in profits in 2022, a whopping figure for the corporation and its main shareholder, the Saudi government.

Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg speaks during an anti-gun violence rally in Boston on March 25, 2023.

A lesson Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg learned: Find the joy

David Hogg is a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at his high school. He talks about advocacy, finding common ground with opponents and the importance of making time for joy amid the pain.

GOSPEL

Premieres Monday, Feb. 12 and Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Stream the series early, beginning February 4 with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Feb. 18 from Noon - 5 p.m. on KPBS TV. GOSPEL is a new four-hour docuseries that explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

From 2022-2023, chronic absenteeism declined in 33 of the 39 states AEI looked at. But it was still a persistent problem: In a handful of places, including Nevada, Washington, D.C., Michigan, New Mexico and Oregon, roughly 1 in 3 students – or more – were chronically absent.

K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.

Election 2022: Chula Vista Mayor's Race

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 8, 2022 election guide for the Chula Vista Mayor's race.

Insider Secrets for Building a Powerful Author Website

Does your website attract and build a loyal following? Are you selling books? Done right, your website can be your most powerful marketing tool. In this class, internet marketing strategist Jeniffer Thompson teaches the importance of website design and messaging, and reveals tips to connect with your audience and convert traffic into revenue. Plus, you’ll hear what’s trending online, pick up some SEO tricks to drive traffic, and learn a simple five-step strategy to hook your audience within the first few seconds that they land on your website’s home page. Don’t miss this jam-packed class of insider secrets that every author must know. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link.

At a one-day workshop run by the Care School for Men in Bogotá, Colombia, male medical students at Sanitas University learn how to cradle a baby. This class of participants consists of medical students, but the usual enrollees are dads of all types.

Hey, guys, wanna know how to diaper a baby or make a ponytail? Try the School for Men

An innovative program in Colombia gives men a chance to master the skills needed to be a hands-on dad — and become closer to their kids along the way.

This image shows a 'close-up' of the galaxy GN-z11 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, superimposed on top of another image marking the galaxy's location in the sky.

James Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its age

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicate that a galaxy known as GN-z11 has a supermassive black hole at its center — one that's far more massive than astronomers expected.

Salsa Sundays

All ages are welcome. We have two group classes, plus DJ Bodyrawk and Positive Energy Dance company instructors Rosey Elizabeth and Michael John Saltus . Social dancing till Late. $15 general admission. *note: we will be having a market from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. so come early to find parking and watch the superbowl with us! Schedule: 1. Bachata class at 6:30 p.m. 2. Salsa class at 7:30 p.m. 3. Social dancing from 8 p.m. till late Register here! SOCIALS: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Biophysicist He Jiankui addressed the last international summit on human genome editing in Hong Kong in 2018. His experiments in altering the genetic makeup of human embryos was widely condemned by scientists and ethicists at the time, and still casts a long shadow over this week's summit in London.

Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas

The last time this summit convened in 2018, the world was shocked to hear a scientist had created the first gene-edited babies. He was condemned, but gene-editing has continued, with some success.

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