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In this April 11, 2012, file photo, Dorothy's Ruby Slippers, from the "Wizard of Oz" are on display as part of a new exhibit, "American Stories," at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington.

A man is charged in the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's red 'Wizard of Oz' slippers

The case stumped law enforcement for years, despite conducting multiple interviews and identifying suspects. The pair of shoes now rests in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

An illustration of the San Diego Police Department COVID-19 tests exemption requests is overlaid on a photo of a man conducting a test.

Some San Diego police claim a COVID swab test violates their religion

About 10% of police staff, who successfully obtained religious exemptions to forgo the COVID-19 vaccine, are also insisting their Christian beliefs instruct them not to use the swabs because they contain ethylene oxide.

Meet the school custodian who has coached the chess team to the championships

Queen's Gambit? More like Bishop's Gambit! (That joke will make sense when you learn his name is Dave Bishop.)

Lori Vallow Daybell listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. The jury convicted Daybell of murder in the deaths of her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival.

Jury finds Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of murdering 2 of her children

A jury in Boise, Idaho, found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of murdering two of her children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival. Vallow Daybell, 49, could face life in prison.

Queen Titile Keskessa poses during an interview on Feb. 13 in Memphis, Tenn. Keskessa moved from Ethiopia to the U.S. at 15 and quickly realized that the racial landscape in the two countries would be quite different.

Reporter's notebook: The South is home to a growing Black immigrant population

What's it like to be a Black immigrant or refugee in America? We had a hundred or so conversations with people in Tennessee — one of the Blackest states in the country — to find out.

YOUR BRAIN, A NOVA MINISERIES

Premieres Wednesdays, May 17 and May 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sundays May 21 and 28 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the surprising answers based on the latest research in this eye-opening journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin.

A voter fills out his ballot at an early voting location in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 26, 2022.

Virginia becomes the latest GOP-governed state to quit a voter data partnership

Virginia is the eighth state to leave the bipartisan ERIC compact amid fringe conservative reports and conspiracy theories attempting to connect the system to liberal activists.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on April 20.

Alabama Republican blasts an effort to rid the military of white nationalists

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is under pressure for holding up military nominees over abortion policy he disagrees with. When asked whether that is hurting military readiness, he faulted President Biden.

A poster titled "China Payments to Bidens" is visible as House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Rep. James Comer Jr., R-Ky., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

House Republicans ramp up claims Biden family received money from foreign contacts

House Oversight Chairman James Comer said Republicans have bank records that show the Biden family has benefited financially from foreign contacts. The White House and Hunter Biden slammed the claims.

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