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Kevin Young's 2012 essay collection <em>The Grey Album: On The Blackness Of Blackness</em> was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Filtering American History Through A 'Brown' Lens

Kevin Young's new book of poetry, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, U.S. history and black culture.

New treatments for migraines could change how physicians treat patients with the debilitating headaches.

Gone With A Shot? Hopeful New Signs Of Relief For Migraine Sufferers

Novel migraine therapies could change how physicians treat these debilitating headaches. But they are likely to be expensive and the long-term side effects will not be known for some time.

United is apologizing once again after this time giving up the paid seat of a toddler to a passenger on standby.

United Apologizes As Another Passenger Loses Seat, This One A Toddler

Shirley Yamauchi had to hold her 2-year-old on a flight from Houston to Boston, despite having bought him a ticket. United Airlines said it failed to properly scan the boy's boarding pass.

Qinhuangdao's elevated bus, seen last month in this photo, will not move forward. The municipal government denied it had endorsed the project, and last month began dismantling the test site.

China's Elevated Bus Project Seemed Too Good To Be True — And It Was

Project promoters claimed a giant vehicle would beat traffic jams by straddling traffic. Last week, they were arrested on suspicion of fraud. "The idea was absurd, childish," says a longtime critic.

Robert Taylor, center, speaks at a St. John the Baptist Parish council meeting in 2017. He and the other members of the citizens' group around him wear T-shirts that reference the safety limit for the chemical chloroprene.

After Decades Of Air Pollution, A Louisiana Town Rebels Against A Chemical Giant

Neighborhoods around a Louisiana chemical plant have the highest cancer risk in the U.S. Residents felt powerless, until the Environmental Protection Agency released data on what they were breathing.

Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, walks through the Capitol with colleagues in early December.

Doubts Rise About Sen. Collins' Strategy To Shore Up Insurance Market

Even if the Republican from Maine can get her party to go along, her suggestions to bolster the individual insurance market may be too little, too late.

This still was taken at the Malakasa refugee camp in Greece. FRONTLINE tells the intimate stories of refugees and migrants, caught in Europe’s tightened borders. Amid the ongoing migration crisis, the film follows personal journeys over two years, as countries become less welcoming to those seeking refuge.

FRONTLINE: Exodus: The Journey Continues

Airs Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

"Serial (Bad) Weddings" opens the 25th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival on Feb. 5. The film tackles issues of race and religion with humor as it follows a Catholic couple whose daughters marry a Muslim, a Jew, a Chinese immigrant, and an African.

San Diego Jewish Film Fest Celebrates A Quarter Century

Festival Kicks Off With A Comedy About Race and Religion

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event March 21 at the Old Post Office Pavilion, now a Trump International Hotel, in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump's Businesses Pose New Conflict Of Interest Questions

One issue is what to do with all the businesses he owns. Other newly elected presidents have placed investments in a blind trust, but Trump's business empire is on a completely different scale.

Donald Trump's Businesses Pose New Conflict Of Interest Questions

One issue is what to do with all the businesses he owns. Other newly elected presidents have placed investments in a blind trust, but Trump's business empire is on a completely different scale.

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