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Palestinian men shout slogans next to Israeli police as they await permission to enter what Jews call the Temple Mount and Muslims call the Nobel Sanctuary, on Nov. 5, in Jerusalem, Israel. Fighting has broken out recently at the compound between Palestinians and Israeli security forces.

At A Tense Jerusalem Holy Site, Palestinians Stand Watch

With tensions rising over a sacred hilltop in Jerusalem, Muslims "defenders" say they are protecting the holy site against Jewish activists. But critics say this is just contributing to the friction.

President Obama says he agrees that Congress should have buy-in on military intervention against the Islamic State.

Legal Questions Loom As Obama Weighs Military Action In Syria

The Obama administration is considering whether to broaden its air campaign against the extremist group the Islamic State by striking targets in Syria.

It's no accident that neighborhood schools are battlegrounds for so many of the pitched battles over race and place in America.

What We Lose When A Neighborhood School Goes Away

The fight over a closure of a struggling public high school in Chicago raises questions about what's disrupted and upended when a community loses one of its central institutions.

The Rascals perform their hit “Groovin’.”

Rock Rewind 1965 - 1967 (My Music)

Airs Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

DCI Tom Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Troy of Causton CID.

MIDSOMER MURDERS: Faithful Unto Death - Parts One & Two

Airs Thursdays, October 9 & 16, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A member of Iraq's government forces battling Islamic State fighters in Anbar province earlier this month.

For Next President, The Fight Against Extremism Will Hit Closer To Home

The so-called Islamic State is endlessly creative in trying to get young men and women to leave home for Syria and Iraq. It's something the next president will have to wrestle with from Day 1.

'Father And Son' Is Part Homage, Part Indictment

Marcos Giralt Torrente's memoir of his absentee father, the famed Spanish painter Juan Giralt, frequently resorts to lists and repetition to get across Torrente's exasperation, anger and love.

British writer Salman Rushdie leafs through a book in his study. He went into hiding for years after the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death in 1989. The ayatollah denounced Rushdie's portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad in the novel The Satanic Verses.

From Threats Against Salman Rushdie To Attacks On Charlie Hebdo

When Iran's leader called for the killing of the British writer in 1989, it shocked the West. Now, such threats from Islamic radicals are becoming common and actual attacks are becoming more frequent.

Kurdish protesters set fire to a barricade set up to block the street as they clash with riot police in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Wednesday.

Kurdish Protesters Killed In Turkey Amid Calls To Save Kobani

At least a dozen demonstrators were killed in clashes with Turkish police. Kurdish protests demanding help for the city besieged by ISIS militants also took place across Europe.

Alan Fausel (right) appraises an oil painting attributed to Franciabigio for $15,000 in Providence, Rhode Island.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Manor House Treasures

Airs Monday, March 4, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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