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On Orders From Mao, Researchers Set Off On Nobel-Winning Drug Work

In the 1960s, Chairman Mao ordered scientists to find a malaria antidote to help ailing soldiers in North Vietnam. Today's Nobel Prize for medicine went to one of those researchers.

North Carolinian Rhiannon Giddens, who opposes HB2, says she struggled with whether to speak out against the bill from stage: "How can I use my platform for good without jeopardizing everything so that I don't have that platform anymore?"

In North Carolina, Musicians Face Off Against HB2

Stars like Bruce Springsteen canceled North Carolina shows because of the state's "bathroom bill." Others, like Beyonce, played. For local musicians and venues, the decision is a complicated one.

Vendors selling more than German beer set up along La Mesa Boulevard for the 42 annual La Mesa Oktoberfest, Oct. 2, 2015.

La Mesa Oktoberfest Celebrates 42 Years Of Beer, Bratwurst

Oktoberfest is about more than Germany in La Mesa.

For the Scanlons, working at the Music Box is a family affair. Dennis Scanlon (second from right) started as a teenager and has been there for 48 years. Now his daughters Jenna (left) and Laura (right) are ushers. His father Al (second from left) and his grandfather (not pictured) also worked at the theater.

May I Help You Find Your Seat? We Sat Down With Broadway's Longtime Ushers

Every year, NPR's Jeff Lunden talks to some of the hardworking people in the theater biz who aren't eligible for Tony nominations.

Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argue as Ohio Gov. John Kasich listens during a Republican presidential primary debate at Fox Theatre in Detroit, March 3, 2016.

Trump Leads In California, Setting Stage For Fierce Battle In GOP Primary

Talk of 'Stalingrad' and 'hand-to-hand combat' as candidates contend for big delegate prize

Back in 2006, Philip Weiss (right) appraises Charles Schulz comic strip art, ca. 1960 for $150,000 to $200,000 in Los Angeles, California. The updated value is $200,000 to $250,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: The Boomer Years

Airs Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Can You Use That In A Sentence? NPR Readers Can

We solicited sentences from our readers using Oxford Dictionaries' new words and were impressed by the responses.

The Justice Department says racketeering convictions have "decapitated" the leadership of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas and "decimated" its ranks. Here, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer announces in 2012 the arrest of dozens of Texas members of the white supremacist organization.

Federal Crackdown Merely 'A Respite' For Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas

The Justice Department has been trying to take down the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a violent prison gang. In 2014, 73 members were convicted. But a top ABT member says the group is bowed, not broken.

MIDSOMER MURDERS: Season 7

Airs Thursdays, July 28, Aug. 4, Sept. 8-29, Oct. 6 - Nov. 10 & Dec. 15 & 22, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Mini-luchadores are just one of the attractions in Arturo Ripstein's new film, “Bleak Street (La calle de la amargura)."

'Bleak Street' Gets Encore Engagement After San Diego Latino Film Festival Screening

New film from Mexico's Arturo Ripstein is a treat for cinephiles

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