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Javier Salazar Rojas is known as the Deported Artist. He paints about immigration, Mexican culture and the borderlands.

At least 39 migrants are dead following a fire Monday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the U.S. border. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the migrants started the fire out of despair.

Tuesdays, Aug. 13 - Sept. 17, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Historian Dr. Onyeka Nubia examines Victorian Britain from the perspective of different regions throughout the nation. This week: Travel through Edinburgh, exploring the city's Old Town and the first medical school in the country. Discover how overcrowding in Victorian Edinburgh led to disease, fires and building collapse, leading to the establishment of the New Town.

An alleged shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another, Israeli medics said on Friday.

Appointments are encouraged and walk-ins are welcome The San Diego Blood Bank is hosting a pop-up mobile drive. All donors should be in good health on the day of donation and be at least 17 years old. If you have any questions regarding eligibility requirements for blood donation please call (619) 400-8251. To learn about blood donor requirements, you can visit: https://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/donors/blood-donor-requirements Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A new poll finds 80% of Gen Z youth feel anxious and overwhelmed about climate change. Also, San Diego is falling short of its goals to generate zero waste by 2040. Plus, students at Jacobs High Tech High in Liberty Station are using woodwork to learn about science and humanities.

Premieres Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9 p.m on KPBS TV + PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 16 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. It’s hard not to notice: our weather is changing. From longer, hotter heat waves, to more intense rainstorms, to megafires and multi-year droughts, the U.S. is experiencing the full range of impacts from a changing global climate. At the same time, many on the front lines are fighting back – innovating solutions, marshaling ancient wisdom, and developing visionary ideas.

Punk rock band Gogol Bordello is coming to San Diego for their brand new SOLIDARITINE Tour! See them live at The Observatory on Fri, Nov 4 at 8 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Despite promises of reform, migrants in Tijuana struggle to find legal representation and live in fear of being robbed and assaulted in Mexico, say migrants and their advocates. Meanwhile, a San Diego City Council committee on Wednesday endorsed updated regulations for dockless scooters and bikes to crack down on unsafe riding and parking habits. Plus, what little is known about long covid is that it can be just as disabling for kids and teens as it is for older adults.

Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now on Vimeo. This Academy Award-nominated film features compelling first person accounts which reveal the physical, legal, and emotional consequences during the era when abortion was a criminal act. Remembrances include those of women who experienced illegal abortions, doctors who risked imprisonment and loss of their licenses for providing illegal abortions, and individuals who broke the law by helping women find safe abortions.