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Dorothea Lange, White Angel Bread Line, San Francisco (1933). Sarah Meister, MoMA's photography curator, sees new resonance in Lange's photographs of aid lines like this one, which stood nearby Lange's studio in Northern California.

'A Community Of Desperation' Finding Sympathy And Solidarity In Dorothea Lange

The American photographer intimately documented the upheavals of the Great Depression. Now, amid the upheavals of the coronavirus, Lange's portraits of humanity and adversity still have a lot to say.

Enrique Chiu, a Tijuana-based artist, pauses for a moment while preparing to paint the fencing of the wall between the U.S. and Mexico at Friendship Park in Tijuana on Oct. 7, 2017. Chiu is a U.S.-trained artist and has dedicated nearly a year to painting murals on the southern side of the border wall.

America's Wall: Muralist

Mexican Artist Attempts To Create World’s Largest Outdoor Mural On US-Mexico Border Wall

Scottish National Party leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence, saying voters endorsed the idea during the U.K.'s recent elections. Sturgeon is seen here Thursday at Bute House in Edinburgh.

Scotland Seeks New Vote On Independence As U.K. Hurtles Toward Brexit

Scotland is "a country in a voluntary union of nations," Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will block the move.

Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis waves to his supporters after a win in parliamentary elections at the New Democracy headquarters in Athens on Sunday.

Greek Voters Welcome Centrist Government, Reject Leftists Amid Long Financial Crisis

As their economy continues to flag, Greeks turn to the center-right and a more conservative leader. Four years after Greece nearly left the European Union, a new prime minister has been sworn in.

Nearly two-dozen U.S. senators are calling on Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to investigate a loan servicer called the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.

23 Senators Demand Investigation Into Mismanagement Of Student Loan Program

The senators are calling on the nation's stop consumer protection agency to investigate a loan servicer for the troubled student loan forgiveness program for public service workers.

Classic Literature Meets Modern Teen Drama In 'By The Book'

In Amanda Sellet's charming young adult romance, a teenage bookworm transfers to the local public high school and discovers that the literary classics she lives by aren't quite a match for real life.

Anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, PBS NEWSHOUR provides in-depth analysis of current events with a team of seasoned and highly regarded journalists.

PBS NEWSHOUR: Coverage Of The House Impeachment Vote

Airs Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at 6 a.m. on KPBS 2

POV: The Rescue List

Airs Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, March 28 at 9 a.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Statue of Rear Adm. Raphael Semmes, Mobile, Ala., in 2010.

In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present

When the city of Mobile, Ala., took down a statue of a Confederate naval officer it sparked a conversation about what the statue meant, and how the city's Confederate history should be portrayed.

Artist Stephanie Shih remembers making pork-filled dumplings with her family and started her art project by sculpting six of them out of porcelain. She's now made 600.

Through Food Art, Asian-Americans Stop 'Pushing Heritage To The Back Burner'

Some Asian-American artists are sculpting the dishes of their youth to explore their race and identity. And through Instagram, they're also connecting with others who yearn for a taste of their past.

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