Kelly Thornton
Investigative Newsource ReporterKelly Thornton is an investigative reporter with Investigative Newsource, a nonprofit journalistic enterprise embedded within the KPBS newsroom. Together they produce investigations and data analysis. Prior to joining the Institute in the fall of 2010, Thornton spent almost two decades at The San Diego Union-Tribune, where she covered everything from city government, military and law enforcement to transportation, politics and business. Ultimately she specialized in criminal justice and legal affairs, winning numerous awards for breaking some of the region’s biggest stories, including the exclusive details of the lives of San Diego-based Sept. 11 terrorists and their associates, the Heaven’s Gate mass suicide, the San Diego killer of fashion designer Gianni Versace, the firing of U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, and many others. In one investigation, Thornton exposed how the city’s most influential and well-connected lobbyists were skirting laws requiring them to publicly disclose their activities. The story prompted a crackdown on lobbyists. In another, she reported the plight of four Iranian brothers, who at the time were the nation’s longest-held post-Sept. 11 detainees. They remained in custody without charges for more than three years, and were eventually released. Thornton is a San Diego native. She is a graduate of Westmont College in Santa Barbara and lives with her husband, son, and Chesapeake Bay Retriever “Dude” in Ocean Beach. She is a 25-time marathoner and a singer in a band.
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Stream Seasons 1 - 6 now with the PBS app. Chef Yia Vang takes us inside chef's kitchens as they serve up stories of cultural heritage through the universal language of food. -
You likely eat it every day, but what do you know about wheat, a grain with roots 10,000 years deep? Discover how it has evolved with breeder James Anderson at the University of Minnesota, learn old-school techniques of stone-grinding and making the perfect sourdough with Patrick Wylie of Baker’s Field Flour and using it in a delicate tart with James Beard-nominated pastry chef Shawn Mackenzie.
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Some recipes are passed down at the kitchen table or in family restaurants, like at Cecil's Deli and Restaurant where they make Jewish-style potato latkes. But for others, like Korean Adoptee Anna Luster, cooking kimchi jjigae (stew) is about keeping food memories alive when far from home—creating new traditions that will last for generations.
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The therapeutic food is designed to bring malnourished kids back from the brink. A new order from the U.S. after months of mixed signals is good news for the Rhode Island factory that makes it. -
President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. But it hasn't been quick or easy. -
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