The Ohlone Sisters at Garland Ranch, local and state representatives react to battery energy storage news, and members of UC Santa Cruz's Iranian Student Union make sense of what's happening to their relatives in this week's episode.
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KAZU’s Jerimiah Oetting joined these local art students for an exhibition of their work. There was wine, cheese, live music … and scrubs? 🏥Turns out, museums and galleries aren’t the only places for local art. Find out why these students are thrilled their art is gracing the halls of a local hospital in Salinas.
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The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
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The conservative prayer event was organized by Freedom 250, a public-private group working with the White House to organize the celebration of America's 250 birthday this summer.
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The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned 90, and San Francisco threw a big party.
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Thousands of Chinese-born Uyghur fighters fled China to fight in the Syrian civil war. They say generations of political persecution in China motivated them to take up arms.
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Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to push back against conservative states' efforts to dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation.
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One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday.
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Texas has tightened standards for camps after deadly flooding last July. With summer camp season about to start, only nine camps are approved to open and more than 300 are awaiting their licenses.
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Zocalo Health, a primary care organization, screens all its patients for depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. It documented a marked increase in those conditions since ICE enforcement actions began.