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Mel Brooks receives the National Medal of Arts during an East Room ceremony at the White House on Thursday.

At White House, A Golden Moment For America's Great Artists And Patrons

Two dozen luminaries — from Terry Gross to Mel Brooks, Morgan Freeman to Louise Glück — got laurels Thursday, as President Obama awarded the National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals.

Rev. Brad Wells, left, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Paula Oas, kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court in December as justices hear arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.

Religion, The Supreme Court And Why It Matters

With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.

Salk Institute scientist Jun Wu is pictured in this undated photo.

Salk Scientists' New Gene Editing Technique Gives Vision To Blind Rats

The rats didn't regain crystal-clear vision, but the study shows for the first time that scientists can insert beneficial genes into fully developed, non-dividing cells.

The Rev. Brad Wells, left, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Paula Oas, kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court, as the court hears the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.

Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters

With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.

April (Patricia Clarkson, far right) makes a toast to her host while Bill (Timothy Spall), Tom (Cillian Murphy) and Jinny (Emily Mortimer) listen in Sally Potter's "The Party."

‘The Party’ Skewers Guests In Deliciously Nasty Satire

Filmmaker Sally Potter delivers her most entertaining film to date

House Republicans Aim To Eliminate Tax Credits For Orphan Drugs

For more than three decades, pharmaceutical companies have claimed a 50 percent tax credit for the cost of clinical trials of drugs for rare diseases. The credit is now in jeopardy.

Nearly 700 student musicians, Belmont School of Music faculty and Nashville Children’s Choir present a program of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites.

Christmas At Belmont 2017 (on KPBS 2)

Airs Friday, Dec. 22, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Carlos do Carmo performs in New York for the first time at Town Hall NYC on April 7, 2018 as part of Fado Festival New York.

At 78, Carlos Do Carmo, The 'Sinatra Of Fado,' Makes His New York Debut

Carlos do Carmo helped popularize fado, Portugal's national music, and gave it a political edge when Portugal's dictatorship fell in 1974. This past weekend, he brought fado to New York.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, and other lawmakers have a plan to overhaul the tax code that includes a provision that would repeal a tax credit for makers of drugs for rare diseases.

House Republicans Aim To Eliminate Tax Credits For Orphan Drugs

For more than three decades, pharmaceutical companies have claimed a 50 percent tax credit for the cost of clinical trials of drugs for rare diseases. The credit is now in jeopardy.

Producer Dilek Ince and director Daniel Bydlowski hold their CCI-IFF awards for "Bullies." The film won Best Science Fiction Fantasy as well as the Judges' Choice Awards.

Bidding Goodbye To Comic-Con 2018

Wrapping up the pop culture convention

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