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How U.S. Health Care Became Big Business

Writer Elisabeth Rosenthal has worked as a physician and says it's far more lucrative in the U.S. health system to provide a lifetime of treatments than a cure. Her new book is An American Sickness.

Case 0408: The remains are presumed to be male, aged 35 to 56, and were found on Nov. 3, 2009, on the Coldwell Ranch in Brooks County, Texas. They were exhumed from the Sacred Heart Cemetery on May 26, 2013.

In Texas, A Database Of Exhumed Objects Aims To ID Migrants Who Perished

About 100 migrants die every year trying to sneak around Border Patrol checkpoints in South Texas. Now, a searchable database lets relatives find photos of their missing loved ones' personal items.

Case 0378: The remains are presumed to be female, age unknown, and were found on Aug. 28, 2012, on Tepeguaje Ranch in Brooks County, Texas.

In Texas, A Database Of Exhumed Objects Aims To ID Migrants Who Perished

About 100 migrants die every year trying to sneak around Border Patrol checkpoints in South Texas. Now, a searchable database lets relatives find photos of their missing loved ones' personal items.

Dalya Zeno and her mother Rudayna Aksh hugging.

POV: Dalya's Other Country / 4.1 Miles

Airs Monday, June 26, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

China's President Xi Jinping has enshrined himself in the constitution.

These Are The Winners In The Game Of Foreign Policy For 2017

NPR foreign correspondents weigh in on the politicians and political forces that helped shape the world in 2017.

Firefighters make their way into a building on Dec. 21, 2017 in Jecheon, South Korea. The death toll jumped to 29 as rescue workers searched a scorched, smoke-filled commercial building in the southern city of Jecheon after a fire engulfed the building, firefighters said.

Fire In South Korean Commercial Building Kills At Least 29

"The fire engulfed an eight-story building and trapped dozens inside," NPR's Elise Hu reports from Seoul. "At least 15 of the dead were trapped in a second floor sauna."

Eli Pariser, CEO of Upworthy, speaks onstage at during the 2014 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. At its peak, the site, which is founded on a mission of promoting viral and uplifting content, was reaching close to 90 million people a month.

Upworthy Was One Of The Hottest Sites Ever. You Won't Believe What Happened Next

After popularizing sensational headlines and taking your news feed by storm, Upworthy seemingly fell off a cliff. Its story reveals just as much about Facebook as it does about why we click.

A satellite image of the archaeological site of Tanis, after processing. Sarah Parcak used satellite data to find the ancient Egyptian city.

Space Archaeologist Wants Your Help To Find Ancient Sites

Sarah Parcak uses satellite imagery to identify hidden sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize now plans to invite everyone to help her locate historical treasures.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waits to speak at the 2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. He told the audience the U.S. shouldn't require North Korea to promise to give up its nuclear weapons as a condition of holding talks.

Tillerson's North Korean Overture Highlights His Credibility Problem

The secretary of state says the U.S. would be willing to engage North Korea "without preconditions." But he has signaled support for talks before, only to be publicly rebuked by the president.

Koko - The Gorilla Who Talks

Airs Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

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