News Pix: Solar Eclipse, Black Panther Story Set to Music, and Giants Mania

"Party People" is a new musical about the Black Panther Party at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The vibrant musical  examines the history of the party and other radical groups, the ideals of their members, the oppression they faced, and some of their crimes. (Courtesy of Kevin Berne)

Shipments of crude oil by rail are expected to increase in the Bay Area and the rest of the state in the near future. BNSF Railways is already transporting crude oil into Richmond, including the kind of oil that exploded from a derailment and killed 47 people in a Quebec town last year. In response, Union Pacific is boosting its inspection program. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)

The Bay Area has Giants fever this week as people turn out to support the team in its third World Series in five years. After splitting two games in Kansas City, the Giants and Royals resumed the Fall Classic Friday night at AT&T Park. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

A neat shot of Madison Bumgarner pitching his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the third inning in Game 1. Check out more great shots from the game. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)