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Distraught Kadiatu holding Ibrahim before giving him over to Kadija.

Airs Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a press conference about his 2016 agenda and GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare.

Only 26 Percent Of Americans Support Full Repeal Of Obamacare, Poll Finds

As Republicans debate how to keep their promise to dismantle Obamacare, a Kaiser poll suggests that the law has strong support for some key provisions.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke on Sept. 6 about President Trump's decision to end DACA. The two say they worked out a deal with Trump on legislation.

Trump: GOP Leadership 'On Board' With Deal Over DACA

After denying a deal earlier, Trump said he and Democratic leaders were "working on a plan" to protect DREAMers but later renewed a suggestion that his hoped-for border wall could derail it all.

A nurse tests an HIV-positive patient at a clinic in Bangalore, India.

Report Warns Of 'Dangerous Complacency' In The Fight Against HIV

Treatment has been a success but prevention is another story, according to a report in The Lancet. And the stigma of seeking help persists.

The Wilson family (Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o and Evan Alex) come home from the beach to find a family that looks like them waiting in the driveway in Jordan Peele's "Us."

Jordan Peele's 'Us' Is Scary Good

Lupita Nyong'o will rivet you to the screen

In 2016, Donald Trump captured 68 percent of the vote in West Virginia, a state hit hard by opioid overdoses.

Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap In Opioid Use And Trump Support In 2016

Counties with higher rates of opioid use skewed heavily Republican in the 2016 election. What role did the opioid epidemic play in President Trump's victory?

In <em>Drawn Together </em>a boy and his grandfather paint themselves as heroes. "I wanted to have a book that was both emotionally resonant but also exciting for kids," says author Minh LÃª. (A "very ferocious" dragon appears a few pages later.)

Struggling For Words, A Boy And His Grandfather Are 'Drawn Together' At Last

Author Minh Lê had a loving relationship with his grandparents, but he also remembers a lot of "awkward silence." His new book explores barriers of language and culture between generations.

Staff wait at the Cambridge University Press stand at the Beijing International Book Fair in August. An international outcry ensued when the publisher agreed to block certain articles from one of its journals after pressure from Beijing. The press later reversed its decision.

In China, Scholars Are Being Punished Amid Growing Squeeze On Public Expression

Space for public expression has been tightening in media, the arts — and now in higher education as well. Some university professors have been fired for expressing views outside the mainstream.

Carlsbad city council meeting May 9th 2017

Carlsbad Will Change From Citywide To District Elections

The Carlsbad City Council becomes the third North County council to vote this year to move to district elections for city council members.

When she was 13, Linda Kay Klein joined an evangelical church that valued sexual purity. She recounts her experiences in the memoir Pure.

Memoirist: Evangelical Purity Movement Sees Women's Bodies As A 'Threat'

In Pure, Linda Kay Klein reflects on the "deep, long-lasting shame" caused by churches that claim women and girls are responsible for the sexual desires of men.

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