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"Men are either lovers or brothers," says Edna O'Brien, pictured here with her husband, the writer Ernest Gebler, in London in 1959. The couple's marriage dissolved when O'Brien began to achieve literary success.

'Country Girl' Edna O'Brien On A Lifetime Of Lit, Loneliness And Love

The Irish writer scandalized audiences with her 1960 novel, The Country Girls. Half a century later, she looks back on her childhood in a small village, her fame and its accessories and above all, her ceaseless drive to write.

Construction workers lay tiles on the roof of a house in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Economy Adds 142,000 Jobs; Unemployment Steady At 5.1 Percent

The Department of Labor reported the September jobs numbers in its latest report. New jobs fell short of what most economists' had forecast.

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: Mr. Selfridge, Season 2

Airs Sunday, March 22, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Louise Gikow, Michael Gross, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Doug Kenney, Henry Beard in "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead," a Magnolia Pictures release.

'Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead' Tells Story Of National Lampoon

New documentary pays tribute to founders of groundbreaking humor magazine

San Diego Hosts Ideas@50+ AARP Convention

At this week's conference of the AARP, staying brain smart is one topic many in the over 50-crowd are interested in.

Richard Nixon says goodbye to his staff members outside the White House as he boards a helicopter after resigning the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974.

From Sept. 11 To The Beatles' British Invasion: How We Remember Our First News Events

Hundreds of NPR readers recounted their first memory of a news event. These are some of their stories.

A car drives past a buffered bike lane on Collwood Boulevard in the College Area, Feb. 12, 2016.

Want To Weigh In On San Diego's Budget? Play The KPBS Budget Game

San Diegans would like to see more money for roads and stormwater, bike lanes and street lights in Mayor Kevin Faulconer's $3.3 billion fiscal 2017 budget.

Children make their moves at the Katwe Chess Academy, located in a slum in Kampala, Uganda. The Academy is where Phiona Mutesi, whose story is the basis for the movie <em>Queen of Katwe,</em> learned to play.

PHOTOS: They're All Kings And Queens Of Katwe

Kids in a Uganda slum learn that chess has a lot in common with life. You can't change the way you start out — but you can decide your next move.

USA's Claressa Shields (left) fights against Netherlands' Nouchka Fontijn at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

After her first Olympic gold medal in 2012, endorsements didn't follow. This time around, Shields isn't worried. "Everybody wants a tough, strong woman in their life!" she says.

Chantel, 3, and Antoni, 7 months, migrated to Spain from their native Cameroon, with their mother Tatiana Kanga, 25. Tatiana was nine months pregnant with Antoni when they crossed the Mediterranean Sea together in an inflatable boat.

9 Months Pregnant, An African Woman Risks It All And Heads To Europe

Tatiana Kanga was nine months pregnant when she paid a Moroccan smuggler $1,290 so she and her toddler daughter could ride on a rubber boat, 14 harrowing hours from Africa to Europe.

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