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Legendary baseball player Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86.

Hank Aaron, Baseball's Legendary Slugger, Dies At 86

"Hammerin' Hank" was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin arrives at the Pentagon on Friday. The Senate confirmed him as defense secretary by a 93-2 vote.

Lloyd Austin Confirmed As Defense Secretary, Becomes 1st Black Pentagon Chief

Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of uniform for the legally mandated minimum seven-year period.

Jack Wilson poses for a photo at a firing range outside his home in Granbury, Texas. Wilson, who trains the volunteer security team of the West Freeway Church of Christ, killed a man who fatally shot two people there on Dec. 29.

Grand Jury Declines To Indict Church Security Guard Who Killed Gunman In Texas

Jack Wilson didn't hesitate when a man with a shotgun fired into a packed church near Fort Worth last winter. Wilson killed the man with one shot. On Monday, a grand jury declined to indict him.

Boy Raises More Than $1 Million For Hospital That Saved His Life

Tony Hudgell, a 5-year-old boy with prosthetic legs, walked six miles to raise money for a London hospital that saved his life. He lost his legs as an infant due to abuse.

The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo on April 7. The games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.

Japan, IOC Jostle Over Who Will Pay Billions To Delay 2020 Olympics Over Coronavirus

The cost of moving the summer games to 2021 is expected to be massive. The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday Japan would pay. Japanese officials said they didn't agree to foot the bill.

Bay Area Bridge Tolls to Rise After Defeated Court Challenge

A state appeals court sided with the Bay Area Toll authority, Monday, to increase Bay Area bridge tolls by $3 over 6 years. State-owned bridges in the Bay…

Crowds of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto, Poland, 1942. The crowded conditions were conducive to the spread of typhus, but the number of cases dropped dramatically in the winter of 1941. A new study tries to determine the reasons for this public health success in the most dire of circumstances.

The Warsaw Ghetto Can Teach The World How To Beat Back An Outbreak

A study seeks to learn how hundreds of thousands of Jews, crammed in the ghetto by the Nazis, halted an outbreak of epidemic typhus. Some — including survivors alive today — say frame of mind was key.

Apple, now worth $2 trillion, first crossed the $1 trillion milestone two years ago.

Apple Is Worth $2 Trillion — 1st American Company To Hit Milestone

Apple first crossed the $1 trillion mark just two years ago. The iPhone maker and a handful of other tech giants propelled the S&P 500 index to a new record this week.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists read three stories about people going to great lengths for self-care, only one of which is true.

Biden Pledges To Conserve Nearly A Third Of U.S. Land And Water By 2030

President-elect Joe Biden wants to conserve 30% of U.S. land and water by 2030. It's part of a global push to avoid the worst effects of climate change and the decline of the natural world.

Courtney B. Vance, left, as C.L. Franklin, with Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin, in a scene from the miniseries <em>Genius: Aretha </em>set at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church.

Aretha Franklin Shines In, And Despite, The New Miniseries, 'Genius: Aretha'

Debuting this Sunday on National Geographic, Genius: Aretha looks at the Queen of Soul's life through the lens of a television biopic.

Frameline 44 - Peter Robinson - SF Mime Troupe: Novice Nurse Susie Terse - 'Diagnosis: Capitalism'

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area Performing Arts in Times of Corona, host David Latulippe talks with Frameline director Paul…

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