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Tropical Storm Marco is moving through the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to hit southern Louisiana on Monday. At the same time, Tropical Storm Laura is gaining steam and may hit the same area.

Local audiences can steam the festival online or view it in-person at Fort Mason’s drive-in theater.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Stimson Center South Asia Director Sameer Lalwani about the escalating conflict between Pakistan and India after Pakistan said it shot down two Indian fighter jets.

Up in California’s Gold Country, PG&E’s power shutoffs in October hit residents hard: Schools closed, businesses shuttered, cell phone communications faltered, medical services were impacted and food rotted in powerless refrigerators — all while freezing temperatures set in. Jeffrey Beemer, a massage therapist from Camino in El Dorado County, said the power blackouts were interrupting … Continue reading Haiku Lighten the Mood in Dark Times Brought on by Power Shutoffs →

The move came after an oil producers' group asked Newsom to drop a planned increase in regulatory staff due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The drought is forcing western states to rethink how much water they use — including dozens of coal-fired power plants that provide electricity to millions.

Host Renee Montagne talks with singer/song writer Jill Sobule about her new album, Pink Pearl. In 1995 Sobule had a controversial Top 40 hit with I Kissed a Girl. It took a move to a new label and Sobule's songs often combine poppy, up beat music with ironic and sometimes satirical lyrics. (6:40) STATIONS: Jill Sobule new album is titled Pink Pearl and is published by Wea/Atlantic/Lava; ASIN: B000005J7Z

The top candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination all say, if elected, they would place new limits on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial drilling technique that’s led to a boom in oil and gas production. But they don’t see eye-to-eye on how extensive those limits should be. Some are calling for a halt to new … Continue reading Democratic Candidates Disagree on Fracking: What Their Proposals Could Mean for California →

The former Illinois congressman reflects on confronting the "fanaticism of the hardcore" of his own party. Kinzinger served on the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.

Raskin's son died just days before the Capitol insurrection. Now Raskin serves on the House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack. His new memoir is Unthinkable.