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Four years ago, on May 12, Janie Dumbleton was on her first business trip when Amtrak 188 derailed outside Philadelphia, killing eight. The shirt she was wearing that day has helped her overcome PTSD.

Under the Housing and Urban Development change, immigrants in the county illegally would be prevented from receiving federal housing aid. The result could be thousands of families evicted.

The actions of students who died tackling gunmen at two U.S. campuses a week apart have been hailed as heroic. At a growing number of schools around the country, they also reflect guidance to students, at least in some situations, to do what they can to disrupt shootings.

The film, starring Nicholas Hoult as the linguist who created Middle Earth, is full of shout-outs to the Lord of the Rings (books and films), though it "connects the dots a bit literally."

Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with PBS Video App. Enjoy a soulful evening of song from one of Broadway's brightest stars. British-born Cynthia Erivo won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in “The Color Purple” before starring in several films, including “Widows.”

A delegation of Chinese negotiators is in Washington to continue talks to resolve an ongoing trade dispute with the U.S. — just as President Trump threatens higher tariffs.

California Sens. Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein introduced a Senate resolution Wednesday to condemn the deadly April 27 shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue.

Researchers compared data from fall 2010 — before the companies made inroads in the city — and fall 2016. They found that the companies are to blame for more than half of a big increase in traffic.

Encore Fridays, Aug. 20 - Oct. 8, 2021 at 10 p.m, on KPBS TV + Wednesdays, Sept. 1 - Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2

Treatment with genetically altered bacteriophages — viruses that attack bacteria — may have halted a patient's near-fatal infection, hinting at new ways to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.