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Powerful Narcotic Painkiller Up For FDA Approval

The FDA is weighing the pros and cons of a drug that would, for the first time, combine morphine and oxycodone in a single pill. Critics warn it could launch a new wave of abuse.

Wendy Whelan, 47, principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, will retire Oct. 18 after 30 years with the institution. Her last dance will be a debut with her two longtime partners, Craig Hall and Tyler Angle.

Poetry In Motion: Prima Ballerina Retires After 3-Decade Career

Wendy Whelan, 47, will give her final performance with the New York City Ballet on Saturday. NPR spent time with the dancer as she prepared for her goodbye.

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell perform live at the historic Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, California, 2013. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell partner on a series of new songs that combine Martin’s inventive five-string banjo playing with Brickell’s heart-tugging vocals to create a playful and accessible collection of songs.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell

Airs Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Gado Labbo holds her 5-year-old son, Yusuf, at a clinic in Dareta. In 2010, when Yusuf first entered the clinic, he had a blood lead level 30 times higher than the amount the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers dangerous.

Lead Poisoning Nightmare In Nigeria May Be Easing

Four years ago, hundreds of children died, exposed to lead dust that was everywhere, created in a rush to process ore for gold. Nigeria's finding its own path to curb that dust — and save kids.

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, New York Times best-selling author and nutritional researcher who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods.

Dr. Fuhrman's End Dieting Forever!

Airs Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV

The Spreckels Organ Society's silent film night draws thousands. Monday it will showcase Buster Keaton's

Silent Movie Night Features Old School Action At Spreckels Organ Pavillion

If you love action films you need to check out the Monday night lineup at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.

Past, Present And Future Dovetail In 'The Adjacent'

The new novel from The Prestige author Christopher Priest weaves together multiple millennia-spanning storylines, parallel universes, love, war, hope and loss in a dizzyingly metaphysical melange.

Pakistani supporters of opposition politician Imran Khan wave party flags in Islamabad on Thursday, the country's Independence Day. In addition, thousands of protesters gathered in the city of Lahore to march on the capital. They say the country's election last year was marked by fraud.

Pakistan's Mixed Message: Celebrations Amid A Security Lockdown

The country's Independence Day was a study in contradictions. The effort to mark the occasion in the capital Islamabad kept bumping up against anxiety over protest marches against the government.

David Suchet as detective Hercule Poirot. After 25 years of playing one of television's greatest icons comes to an end, David Suchet attempts to unravel the mysterious appeal of the great detective Hercule Poirot. Along the way, he reveals what it has been like to play one of fiction's most enduring and enigmatic creations.

Being Poirot

Airs Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

One Saturday each month, the Pacific Science Center of Seattle opens early for people with autism spectrum disorders.

Museum Opens Doors, Turns Down Lights For Autistic Kids

Loud noises, bright lights and crowded spaces can be painful for children with autism. That often means missing out on museums. Some, like Seattle's Pacific Science Center, are addressing the problem.

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