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The characters in Monica McFawn's short stories range from a gambling nanny to a butterfly-selling mathematician. Each story is full of carefully observed human detail and flashes of brilliance.

Airs Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Most artists belong to their times. But Holiday, born 100 years ago Tuesday, fits in the present.

The St. Louis suburb has been tense since the Aug. 9 shooting by an officer of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager. Thirty-one people were arrested overnight in violence between protesters and police.

The government's employment report for April comes out Friday. It's an important measure of the economy's health and the advance signals have been mixed. One report this week showed layoffs falling to a five-year low, but another suggests disappointing jobs creation.

Hillary Clinton wants people with student loan debt to pay lower interest. That kind of help may not boost the people who need it most.

On this week's All Songs Considered: Classic rock from a classic band, a dramatic and cinematic turn for singer Lana Del Rey, the strange, off-kilter sounds of Adult Jazz and more.

A look at the Catholic Legion of Decency's impact on the film industry

A neighborhood in Minnesota is proving that there's a potential solution to run-down mobile home parks: The residents banded together democratically and purchased their community.

"Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" airs Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV