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"We couldn't agree on a name for the full 41 weeks of my pregnancy," says Diana Opong, host of the Life Kit episode on choosing a baby name, "and so we waited until she was born to look at her face and decide. A day after she entered the world we chose the name Vivica."

There's a story behind every baby name. Here are yours

There are a lot of factors that go into picking the perfect baby name. That's why Life Kit wanted to hear how you chose your child's name. Here are your stories.

Cruz Urias Beltran collapsed because of heat-related illness while working in a cornfield near Grand Island, Neb., in 2018. He is one of at least<strong> </strong>384 workers who died from environmental heat exposure in the U.S. in the last decade, according to an investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and NPR.

Heat is killing workers in the U.S. — and there are no federal rules to protect them

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

FRONTLINE looks at how Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq, and investigates allegations that militias are threatening and killing critics with impunity and targeting U.S. interests.

FRONTLINE: Iraq's Assassins / Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up

Encore Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. FRONTLINE presents two gripping, on-the-ground reports filmed inside Iraq and Yemen that shed new light on underreported crises in both countries.

'Flying Blind' author says Boeing put profit ahead of safety with the 737 MAX

The 737 MAX was grounded in 2019 after two deadly crashes exposed flaws pilots hadn't been told about. Journalist Peter Robison says Boeing cut costs and co-opted regulators in designing the craft.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., signs the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump in an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.

Republican Issa Lone San Diego Congressional Rep To Vote Against Impeachment

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa was the sole member of the San Diego congressional delegation to vote "no" on impeaching President Trump.

COVID-19 vaccines at the Vaccination Super Station near Petco Park. Jan. 10, 2021.

Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered

Dr. Christian Ramers responds to your questions about vaccine storage, distribution and when certain groups will be eligible to get the vaccine.

The Wollman Ice Rink in New York City's Central Park, operated by the Trump Organization, in 2016. Mayor Bill de Blasio is examining whether the city's contract with the Trump Organization can be canceled.

New York City Cancels Contracts With Trump Organization

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that President Trump "incited a rebellion" and that New York City "will not be associated with those unforgivable acts in any shape, way or form."

Students line up outside P.S. 179 in the Kensington section of Brooklyn, in New York City, to have their temperatures checked on the first day of in-person instruction, on Sept. 29. This Thursday, New York City public schools will be halting in-person instruction.

Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, New York City Shuts Its Schools — Again

Mayor Bill de Blasio had said he would close schools at a testing positivity rate of 3%, and stuck to his position. Not everyone is happy.

Clive Owen as Bill Clinton and Beanie Fieldstein as Monica Lewinsky in the FX series Impeachment: American Crime Story

Should The Lewinsky Affair Define Bill Clinton? Ask The Writer Of FX's 'Impeachment'

Screenwriter Sarah Burgess focused the new series on three of the women at the center of the scandal. And in the process, she gives people a story different from what they think they know.

Remembering Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and Vietnam veteran

Cleland was a decorated Army veteran who lost three limbs while serving in Vietnam. After the the war, he dedicated his life to public service. He died Nov. 9. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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