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Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

Today is National Tape Measure Day....

Wendy M. Thompson lives in Oakland. Her book of poetry, "Black California Gold" came out March 2025. In it she looks at the Black Bay area and explores the ways their presence and displacement has continued to shape the region.

Today, one man's hope for the future after 25 years in prison. And jokes bring joy to the men at San Quentin. Then, a Pixar animator takes on her inner critic.

European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO's chief ahead of Friday's U.S.-Russia summit.

State of the Bay examines the impact of federal healthcare cuts on Covered California, breaks down California’s new CEQA reforms, and talks with Oakland author Leila Mottley about her new novel "The Girls Who Grew Big."

When generative AI arrived in schools, it brought both excitement, and confusion.

Philip Miller's sinister thriller is set in a Great Britain that's lost its bearings. But even when she's terrified, fictional journalist Shona Sandison will always risk everything to get the story.

Noah Hawley's TV prequel to the original Alien film feature first-class action and visuals — and a stunning season finale that provides both closure and exciting possibilities for the future.

Crockett grew up poor and got his start busking for tips. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. He talks music and plays songs from his new album, Dollar A Day.

It's the 40th anniversary of the superstar concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia — and of the creation of a U.S. program called FEWS NET to prevent future famines.

The members of HUNTR/X — the fictional K-pop group made up of nonfictional singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — have just become the first women K-pop artists ever to hit No. 1.