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Turkish Border Town Feels Effects Of Syrian Unrest

The economies of Aleppo, Syria's northern business center, and Gaziantep, in southern Turkey, have been stalled by Syria's protest movement and the government's violent response. The events in Syria could lead Turkey to get tough against its ally.

Baseball: Shadow Ball

Airs Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A NATO soldier wounded by an IED explosion lies in a helicopter during an emergency airlift in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan on October 12, 2010. Bombs, not bullets, are the main threat to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

For Military, Different Wars Mean Different Injuries

For troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former military physician says, bullets aren't the main threat. Bombs are. And that means military medicine faces a host of new challenges.

In June, youth demonstrators in Greece protested against the country's new austerity package. The package was passed as a condition set by the European Union and IMF for release of a bailout to help Greece's ailing economy.

Tough Choices For Greece's Youth In Economic Crisis

The financial crisis gripping Greece is having a major impact on the country's young people. A two-tier labor market that favors the older generation and draconian austerity measures have triggered a record high jobless rate among those under 35.

With an onsite clinic at her elementary school, Aneth is getting preventative and follow-up care once unavailable to her because of her immigration status.

Multi-Status Families Brace For Health Care Reform

What do you do when one child can get health care and the other can't? It's a dilemma being felt more acutely as federal health reform opens access to care for millions, but not their undocumented family members.

A rare trio of books containing lithographs of American Indian chiefs whose portraits were painted when they came to Washington to negotiate treaties with the U.S. Department of War, valued at $70,000 to $90,000.

Antiques Roadshow: Mobile, Ala. - Hour Two

Airs Monday, September 3, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

U.S. Lacks Leverage To Pressure Libya

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had tough words Tuesday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, saying the violence against protesters is unacceptable. But unlike in Egypt, the United States has little influence in Libya.

In the village of Lopatino, about 150 miles northeast of Moscow, all but two of the houses are empty.

Rural Russia Left Barren by Economic Exodus

Economic collapse in Russia's countryside has prompted an exodus of young people, while many older inhabitants succumb to alcoholism and ill-health. Those left behind are struggling to survive, and to maintain some dignity.

Smoke billows from the Jabal Mohsen community while a Sunni gunman takes cover behind a wall in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood during clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon, on July 9, 2008.

Lebanese Fear Collateral Damage From Syrian Crisis

The Alawite minority is warning of chaos if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime falls. Their numbers in Lebanon may be small, but the Alawites are well-armed and fiercely loyal to Damascus. That's put residents of the northern city of Tripoli on edge.

<p>Migrant worker advocate Lourdes Villanueva shows off the most popular playhouse at the Redlands Christian Migrant Association preschool in Mulberry, Fla. Despite the early arrival of kids from Alabama, the school can't open yet because it doesn't have enough money. </p>

Families Broken Up As Immigrants Flee Alabama

Fearing deportation, women and children are arriving at a migrant center in Florida without their husbands, who've stayed in Alabama to work the harvest. The scenario has created hardships for the women who can't work — and a migrant center that doesn't have enough money to serve them.

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