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<p>Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses a meeting of the Federation of German Industry in Berlin last month. He is the son and grandson of Greek prime ministers, but his critics say he is betraying the work of his father, who built up the Greek welfare state.</p>

Greek Prime Minister: Undoing His Father's Legacy

George Papandreou is the third member of his family to serve as prime minister of Greece. But his critics say he is betraying the work of his father, who built up the Greek welfare state.

George Allen, a former U.S. senator and Virginia governor, speaks to employees of an auto parts manufacturing plant near Roanoke, Va., on Oct. 5. Allen is trying to recapture the Senate seat he lost in 2006.

Virginia Senate Race: Familiar Faces, Fresh Pressure

Two former governors are facing off in a race that will help determine which party controls the Senate in 2013. Republican George Allen is doing his best to tie Democrat Tim Kaine to President Obama, who won the state in 2008 but is now struggling with Virginia voters.

Smithfield hams hang outside the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Va. Shuanghui International Holdings plans to buy Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest hog producer.

Can A Huge Hog Deal Pose A National Security Risk?

Americans do love their bacon, but is that romance a national security issue?

Presenter Fiona Bruce examines a row of classic Daimler Dart cars.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Hatfield House

Airs Monday, February 17, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

This Marriott hotel in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood was rebuilt by American Life Inc. using EB-5 visa investment money. The project helped dozens of well-to-do people obtain permanent green cards.

Foreign Investors Trade Dollars For U.S. Residency

Svetlana Anikeeva was 15 in the early '90s when she visited America as an exchange student.

Inspector Valentine (Hugo Speer), Lady Felicia (Nancy Carroll), Father Brown (Mark Williams), Mrs. McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack), Susie (Kasia Koleczek), Sid (Alex Price).

FATHER BROWN: Series 1

Saturdays, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22 & March 29 - April 12, 2014 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A technician at pharmaceutical company pursuing new gene therapy treatments collects re-engineered viruses, called "vectors." Viruses, stripped of their virulence and ability to replicate, are the most common delivery vehicles for healthy DNA.

Scientists Still Hopeful About Gene Therapy's Promise

For 25 years, scientists have touted the promise of gene therapy to treat human diseases, but only a handful of therapies have shown progress. Nonetheless, proponents remain optimistic and say the approach may yet revolutionize medicine.

Re-enactment: The generals cast from "Bugging Hitler's Soldiers."

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Bugging Hitler's Soldiers

Airs Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

President Obama speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on May 23.

Why Obama Wants To Change The Key Law In The Terrorism Fight

Almost all of the federal government's actions against terrorism -- from drone strikes to the prison at Guantanamo Bay -- are authorized by a single law: the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

'Bummers, Blisters And Boondoggles': A Jokester Joins The Army

Humorist and late-night radio voice Jean Shepherd spent time in the U.S. Army during World War II. He never made it overseas, but the stories he mined from that experience have now been collected in a new volume, Shep's Army.

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