Overtreatment, Lax Scientific Standards Raise Concerns in Dentistrykqed.org - Michael Krasny Chances are a dentist has told you to floss more. But studies from the Cochrane Institute and the American Dental Association have found that many …
As Abortion Bans Pass, All Eyes on Trump's Supreme Courtkqed.org - Michael Krasny With multiple states recently passing strict restrictions on abortions, the Supreme Court's stance on the issue could soon be put to the test. In …
Central California Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central Californiakqed.org - KQED News Staff The Bureau of Land Management is holding three public hearings around the state this week over controversial plans to expand oil drilling, including …
Play button These Face Mites Really Grow on Youkqed.org - Josh Cassidy I hate to break this to you, but you almost certainly have tiny mites living in the pores in your face right now. They’re called Demodex. And pretty …
Animal Talkkqed.org Does the language we use when talking about animals reflect the way we treat them? Colleen Patrick-Goudreau thinks so. One of the ways we’ve …
Ghost Ship Ghost Ship Trial: Former Resident Disputes 'Firetrap' Description, Recounts Deadly Blazekqed.org - Sam Lefebvre A former tenant of the Oakland warehouse where a Dec. 2, 2016 fire killed 36 people testified Monday that the un-permitted residence and venue known …
Los Angeles, CA Residents Renew Calls to Shut Down Gas Facility After SoCalGas Blamed for Aliso Canyon Leakkqed.org An independent report issued Friday on the root cause of the massive 2015 methane leak at the Aliso Canyon gas storage field put the blame squarely …
Kamala Harris Equal Pay for Women? Kamala Harris Says She'd Hold Companies Accountablekqed.org - Miranda Leitsinger U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday released a plan as part of her 2020 presidential bid that would require employers to show they are not paying women …
Construction 'They're Walking All Over Us': Construction Disrupts Artists with Disabilities in Oaklandkqed.org - Sam Lefebvre On Wednesday, April 24, Matt Dostal was working at Creative Growth, the Oakland art studio and gallery for people with disabilities, when a …
Asbestos Asbestos in Your Makeup? Legislature Rejects Proposal to Ban Toxics From Cosmeticskqed.org Vivian Song of Sacramento tries to keep up with the latest makeup trends. While she pays attention to the ingredients in her beauty routine, she says …
Cigarettes Industry Aims to Snuff Out First Statewide Ban on Flavored Tobaccokqed.org Despite skyrocketing teen use of e-cigarettes, a proposal to make California the nation’s first state to ban flavored tobacco is struggling in the …
Hot Summer Guide 2019: The Bay Area's Best Outdoor Concertskqed.org - Nastia Voynovskaya Summer in the Bay Area has no shortage of outdoor concerts and music festivals—some practically in our backyards, and others worth a scenic road trip …
Play buttonGeorge Clooney 'Catch-22' May Not Be By The Book, But It Understands Brutalitykqed.org If Hulu had announced an original dramatic miniseries that follows a World War II soldier awakening to the horrors of war, executive produced and …
Comedians LA Comedian Sammy Shore Dieskqed.org Sammy Shore — actor, stand-up comedian, and co-founder of LA’s Comedy Store — died Saturday. He was 92. He co-founded the world-famous Comedy Store …
Kamala Harris Kamala Harris Focuses on Black Women Voters in LA Rallykqed.org The Democratic presidential hopeful with arguably the deepest roots here in California made her first official appearance in Los Angeles Sunday. …
Play buttonSaturday Night Live 'SNL' Musical Guests, Ranked From No. 1 To Greta Van Fleetkqed.org Saturday Night Live's 44th season ended over the weekend with the help of host Paul Rudd and musical guest DJ Khaled, who brought with him an …
San Diego, CA More Than 1,700 Children May Have Been Separated from Parents, Federal Government Sayskqed.org - Tyche Hendricks A federal judge in San Diego says he's very encouraged by the government's speed in identifying additional migrant children taken from their parents …
Huawei After Trump Ban, Huawei Phones Will Lose Access to Google Softwarekqed.org Google says it will stop offering Android updates for phones made by the Chinese telecom company Huawei. The move follows a U.S. executive order that …
'Filth Elder' John Waters Says There Are Still 'Plenty Of Rules' Left To Breakkqed.org Cult filmmaker and self-described "filth elder" John Waters, 73, has plenty of ideas about what older people should and shouldn't do. The worst thing, …
Homelessness Several California Counties See Spike in Homeless Populationskqed.org - Hope McKenney The results from homeless counts show a spike in homelessness in several counties around the state. Orange County saw a 43 percent rise. In San …
Soviet Union Now Playing! Soviet-Era Epic ‘War and Peace’ Lays Siege to the Castrokqed.org - Michael Fox If you’ve never found yourself intoning the old-fogey expression, “They don’t make ’em like they used to,” here’s your big (and I mean big) chance. …
Play buttonPlate Tectonics Here's That 'Game of Thrones' Plate Tectonics Animation You've Been Waiting Forkqed.org Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show’s finale today. The striking landscape of Game of Thrones has …
Pico Iyer's 'Autumn Light' Confronts Life's Impermanencekqed.org - Michael Krasny "Bright though they are in color, blossoms fall. Which of us escapes the world of change?" Travel writer Pico Iyer hears Japanese schoolchildren …
Norman Mineta's Groundbreaking Legacykqed.org - Michael Krasny The Japanese Americans interned during World War II included San Jose-born Norman Mineta, then 10 years old. Now 87, Mineta went on to become the …
New Federal Data Shows Homeless Populations Surge Throughout Bay Areakqed.org - Michael Krasny A combined 25,000 people are homeless in San Francisco, Alameda and Santa Clara counties, according to preliminary federal data released Thursday. …
World Affairs Council's Jane Wales Steps Downkqed.org - Michael Krasny After 20 years leading the World Affairs Council, which convenes nonpartisan conversations around issues such as environmental policy and …
Methane Report: Safety Failures Led to Largest Methane Leak in U.S. Historykqed.org - KQED News Staff An independent report looking into the root cause of the largest-known methane release in U.S. history has found fault with Southern California Gas …
Vigilantism Oakland's 'Pothole Vigilantes' Take Street Repairs Into Their Own Handskqed.org - Sonja Hutson The so-called Pothole Vigilantes started as two friends with a simple goal: fix every pothole in Oakland. "Every single one," said Brian, who asked …
Dishwashing Why Is My Restaurant Server Always White?kqed.org - Ericka Cruz Guevarra When you get your check at a restaurant, there’s a good chance your server is white. There’s an even better chance that the cooks and dishwashers in …
