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Jermya López, 8, Xavier López's brother, and his niece Katalina Mata, 1, play on top of Annabelle Rodríguez's grave on Day of the Dead.

Día de los Muertos takes on new meaning in Uvalde

Día de los Muertos, honors loved ones who have passed, the holiday resonated in Uvalde, Texas with a deeper degree of tragedy this year after the community lost 19 children and two teachers last May.

When author Andrea Davis Pinkney decided to write a book about a sit in, her husband Brian Pinkney asked, "How am I going to illustrate this, Andrea? They're just sitting." She told him: "Well, honey ... I'm sure you'll think of something." And he did. The lunch counter in <em>Sit-In</em> "takes on a life of its own," she says: It's a roller coaster, it's a road, it's a character in the story.

The Pinkneys Are A Picture Book Perfect, Author-Illustrator Couple

Author Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrator Brian Pinkney have been together for 30 years and collaborated on nearly 20 books. "It's fun to work with the one you love," Andrea says.

Lyle Talbot began his career as an itinerant carnival and vaudeville performer before eventually making his way to Hollywood.

B-Movies And Bombshells: A Hollywood 'Entertainer'

In The Entertainer, Margaret Talbot chronicles her family history and the rise of popular American entertainment. Her father, actor Lyle Talbot, "loved to work," the author says. "He was somebody who felt very lucky that he was able to make a living doing what he loved in a creative field."

Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. Advocates and family members marked the tragic toll with cardboard grave markers on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23.

States are getting $50 billion in opioid cash. And it's an issue in governor's races

Some candidates for governor are sparring over bragging rights for their state's share of opioid settlement funds. Some are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts.

With some shutdown pain points delayed for now, talks in Congress are 'nowhere'

Some key impacts of the shutdown have been pushed back by moves by the Trump administration. But those efforts are temporary, and the pain could spread depending on how long the stalemate lasts.

Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House

There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.

How Will You Die?

Cooking dinner, having sex and going to the bathroom are three of the riskiest things you can do in many parts of the world.

6/1/11 Newscast - Alaska Senator Begich says Legislative inaction jeopardizes oil and gas development; VA Secretary visits roadless rural Alaska; Roadless area protections in national forests reinstated; Two entities join to work on arctic issues

By Joaqlin Estushttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kbc/local-kbc-971310.mp3Anchorage, AK – Alaska Senator Mark Begich says Legislative…

6/29/11 Newscast - The State House votes to end the Alaska Coastal Management Program; Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Comeau to retire; National Guard medevacs three from Little Diomede; Sobermiut hosts Alaska Native Games Summer Intensive

By Joaqlin Estushttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kbc/local-kbc-975374.mp3Anchorage, AK – A bill to extend the Alaska Coastal Management…

2/27/12 News - Newstimates show there may be more oil and gas on the North Slope than previously identified; The IRS says Alaskans are due about $6 million in unclaimed tax refunds; A book on subsistence foods on the Kenai Peninsula wins an award

By Joaqlin Estushttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kbc/local-kbc-1004979.mp3Anchorage, AK – A U.S. Geological Survey report shows…

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