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Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn., (left) and Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., (second from left) clashed at the reopening of a Senate drug investigation in 1960 over whether witnesses could be forced to reveal business secrets while testifying.

Senate Inquiry On Drug Prices Echoes Landmark Hearings Held 60 Years Ago

A Senate hearing on Tuesday featuring pharmaceutical executives will tackle many issues raised in the historic Kefauver hearings, which led to tougher drug regulation. High prices remain a concern.

Papier-mâché bulls parade around the town square adorned with fireworks, set to blow up in all directions during the National Pyrotechnic Festival in the small Mexican town of Tultepec.

POV: Brimstone & Glory

Airs Monday, July 2, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, July 4 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Left to right: former Vice President Joe Biden, Massuchusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg react on stage during the Democratic presidential debate at Otterbein University.

6 Takeaways From The 4th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate

Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges, and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden's son got relatively little focus.

6 Takeaways From The 4th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate

Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges, and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden's son got relatively little focus.

Baykali Ganambarr as Billy and Aisling Franciosi as Clare form an unlikely alliance in Jennifer Kent’s "The Nightingale."

'The Nightingale' Explores Themes Of Violence And Revenge

Jennifer Kent follows 'The Babadook' with period Aussie drama

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer discusses the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin look on Oct. 1, 2018. Lighthizer is now the chief U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China.

'Expect Change': Robert Lighthizer Is Trump's Hardball-Playing China Trade Negotiator

The U.S. Trade Representative has spent his career warning about the problems and perils of global trade. Now, as the chief U.S. negotiator with China, he's in a position to do something about it.

A Spanish riot police officer swings a club against would-be voters near a school assigned to be a polling station by the Catalan government in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday.

'Illegal' Independence Referendum Turns Violent As Police And Pro-Separatists Clash

"Horrible scenes," NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Barcelona. "Police dragging voters out of polling stations, some by the hair."

Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California.

At Kanye West's Sunday Service, 'He Is The Church'

Kanye West has been hosting exclusive worship gatherings he calls "Sunday Service." Jia Tolentino, staff writer for The New Yorker, breaks down the rapper's religious evolution.

First lady Rula Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Earlier this year, she helped free more than 190 Afghan women and girls imprisoned for failing the virginity test after reproductive rights activist Farhad Javid brought it to her attention in October.

Whatever Happened To ... The Afghan Girls Imprisoned For Failing A Virginity Test?

After lobbying the president and first lady of Afghanistan to help, activist Farhad Javid has some good news to share. But there's still a lot of work to do.

(Left) The rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) took this photo of the Chang'e-4 probe's lander, and (right) the Chang'e-4 probe's lander took this photo of the rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), on Jan. 11.

As America Celebrates Apollo, A New Moon Race Is Underway

More nations than ever are racing to the moon. Their lunar ambitions are driven by advances in technology and a desire to prove themselves.

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