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OPINION: Public Health Leaders Deserve More Respect

This pandemic is like war, and federal, state and local health officers are leading the U.S. response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

A marble plaque over the main entrance of the Vatican Archives reads in Latin "Secret Vatican Archive." The Vatican's library on Pope Pius XII and his record during the Holocaust opened to researchers in March.

Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust

The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him.

Mercier (DAVID TENNANT) in Black forest, spying on German tank maneuvres.

SPIES OF WARSAW

Airs Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 8 -11:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 (not available to stream on demand)

Ammon Bundy, center, who led the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation, stands on the Idaho Statehouse steps in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, Aug. 24. Some protesters pushed their way past police and into one of the legislative chambers, unmasked.

Unmasked Protesters Push Past Police Into Idaho Lawmakers' Session

Anger at the state response to the pandemic spurred dozens of people, some of whom were armed, to barge into and pack the House of Representatives' gallery on Monday.

San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth (9) and Fernando Tatis Jr., right, celebrate after their 6-4 win against the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

Myers Hits Slam, Tatis Leads The Way, Padres Top Rangers 6-4

Wil Myers hit a first-inning grand slam and the San Diego Padres, with Fernando Tatis Jr. again leading the charge, beat the Texas Rangers 6-4.

An archival image of the building in Braunau am Inn, Austria, where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.

A Long Legal Battle Over Hitler's Birth Home In Austria Ends

Austria's top court says Gerlinde Pommer should receive $908,000 from the government in exchange for the property. "Part of the house should be used for educational purposes," a local historian says.

Mexicans Split On Their President Meeting With Trump

Mexicans are expressing different opinions about their president meeting with President Trump. Some say it is an embarrassment, while others hope the new trade agreement will lead to more jobs.

Dina, the love interest in <em>The Last of Us Part II</em> — is a rare bird in gaming: A relatable Jewish character.

There's One Pleasant Surprise In 'The Last Of Us Part II': Its Depiction Of Judaism

The fungal zombie apocalypse game is relentlessly grim and wrenching — but there are a few bright moments. One of them is Dina, the love interest, and one of video gaming's rare Jewish characters.

"It's fantastic to see the change [we] brought about," says University of Cincinnati pitcher Nathan Moore, who has been an outspoken proponent of renaming the university's Marge Schott Stadium.

Schott-Free: University Of Cincinnati Trustees Vote To Take Name Off Ballpark

The board cited Marge Schott's "record of racism and bigotry" in its decision. The late philanthropist and Cincinnati Reds owner was reviled for using racial and ethnic slurs and praising Hitler.

Marge Schott Stadium, on the University of Cincinnati campus, is shown in this Google Street View image in 2018.

She Was Generous. She Was Also Racist. Should This Ballpark Carry Her Name?

As debate swirls once again about Confederate monuments and symbols, the University of Cincinnati is having to wrestle with what to do about its baseball stadium named for controversial Marge Schott.

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