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This week, North Carolina's governor signed a new law requiring a state-approved photo ID to cast a vote in a polling place and shortening the period for early voting. The move comes just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which had required large parts of the state to get federal approval before changing voting laws.

Author Rajiv Chandrasekaran believes the U.S. has made multiple miscalculations in waging war in Afghanistan. In his new book, Little America, he says America should have learned from a largely forgotten U.S. adventure undertaken there a half-century earlier.

Credentialed teachers of kindergarten through 12th grade classes at Southern California schools are eligible for passes for one year of free admission to SeaWorld San Diego, the theme park announced today.

Tom K. Wong is haunted by a childhood memory. It is of being awakened in the middle of the night by his mother, and being taken into the hallway, along with his older brother. There, she held them both tightly and sobbed while helicopters hovered overhead.

American-born children living in Guatemala are caught between two worlds

Airs Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Back in 2008, Zimbabwe's inflation rate was estimated at 79 billion percent. To cure hyperinflation, Zimbabwe ditched its own currency in favor of U.S. dollars. There's only one problem: Those constantly circulating dollars are now filthy and falling apart.

The wanton destruction of ancient U.N. World Heritage sites in fabled Timbuktu has come to symbolize the twin crises in Mali. In a matter of weeks, the once apparently stable Sahara Desert nation imploded with a rebellion in the north, followed by a coup in the south.

The San Diego State women's basketball team bested No. 3 seeded West Virginia Mountaineers last night 64 to 55. The Aztecs will be the first team in the university's history to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament in the 64-team era according to coach Beth Burns. They'll challenge Duke University in Memphis on Saturday.

Last year, we told you the story of a woman who uses medical marijuana as she recovers from cancer. It’s been over eight months since we spoke with this woman. We caught up and learned how her life has changed.