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In dedicating new headstones for 17 Black World War I soldiers executed after Houston riots in 1917, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday it was righting a wrong of the past.

What to do this weekend in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, including Ice Yards, museum exhibits and movies.

Discover Japan's plans to launch the first wooden satellite to reduce space junk and help the environment in this intriguing article from Smithsonian.

Former Disney Imagineer Bob Weis is set to receive the 4th annual Marty & Leah Sklar Creative Visionary Award during a ceremony on April 4th, 2024. What’s Happening: The Sklar Creative Visionary Award is presented annually by Ryman Arts to an individual whose distinctive contribution t

In dedicating new headstones for 17 Black World War I soldiers executed after Houston riots in 1917, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday it was righting a wrong of the past.

Please join us on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 10:30 a.m. in the High Plains Education Center for History Café. This month we will begin our Crossroads journey which will culminate in August with the Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads – Change in Rural America”. This month we will begin talking about the immigrants who each faced a […]

If you think donating your time to a charity means you need to be physically present to help, think again. The rise in people working from home has led to ...

Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sunday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. For years, Patrick Dykstra has traveled the globe following and diving with whales, learning how whales see, hear and perceive other creatures in the water. In Dominica, Patrick has a life changing experience - a close encounter with a sperm whale he names “Delores.” Witness Patrick and the whale attempt to communicate with each other in extraordina...

In low-earth orbit, objects can collide at around 23,000 miles an hour, enough for even the tiniest debris to crack the windows on the International Space Station.

The musical instrument is tied to popular Black instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens and now . . . Beyoncé