THIS WEEK: The race for the White House is on. Next stop: the Republican National Convention. Watch our broadcast, convention pre-show and full coverage of the convention on Facebook or on your local PBS station. | PBS NewsHour

22K views · 209 reactions | Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Utah are the latest states reporting cases of the new omicron COVID-19 variant. Worldwide, omicron has spread to more than 40 nations. to.pbs.org/2xQQeuL | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

17K views · 186 reactions | Anel Medina is a 28-year-old registered nurse and one of the 200,000 DACA recipients who are classified as essential workers, serving Americans across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. (From Latino Public Broadcasting) | PBS | Facebook

Join us to explore the untold story of how aerospace was central to the growth of California and its emergence as an economic power. We'll meet the people behind the aerospace movement and the current major players in the industry here in California—the hub of modern-day aerospace engineering. Watch KCET Original Blue Sky Metropolis at 7:00 p.m. Thursday (8/1). | PBS SoCal

1.9K views · 13 reactions | How strong are your child's word powers? Put them to the test in tonight's PBS KIDS Family Night special, WordGirl: The Rise of Ms. Power. | PBS KIDS | Facebook