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Bill Cosby walks through the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., with his spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, during a break in his sexual assault retrial on Tuesday.

In Closing, Cosby's Lawyers Call His Accuser A 'Pathological Liar'

On Tuesday, defense attorneys told jurors Andrea Constand's story could not be trusted. Prosecutors argued Bill Cosby was a sexual predator who preyed on "young, aspiring, unsuspecting women."

Mark Knight, site director, Cambridge Archeological Unit.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: After Stonehenge

Airs Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, May 13 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and his wife Franni Bryson (L) arrive at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 7, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Franken announced that he will be resigning in the coming weeks after being accused by several women of sexual harassment.

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support 'Zero Tolerance' On Sexual Harassment

Republicans, independents and Democrats alike agree that "a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment is essential to bringing about change in our society," according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the Department of Justice on Aug. 4. The department is being sued by multiple cities, including now Los Angeles, over its stance on "sanctuary cities."

Los Angeles Sues Justice Department, Joining Other 'Sanctuary Cities'

LA is among the jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement. The Trump administration has threatened to cut millions in funding to them.

Charlene Yurgaitis gets health insurance through Medicaid in Pennsylvania. It covers the counseling and medication she and her doctors say she needs to recover from her opioid addiction.

5 Americans Talk About How A Health Law Overhaul Would Affect Them

All year, NPR member station reporters around the country have asked people how they would be affected by proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Here are five of those stories.

Six years after he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease, Greg O'Brien is thinking differently about the future. Even as he fights to hold onto his memory, he and his wife Mary Catherine are discussing how to let go.

As Alzheimer's Symptoms Worsen, Hard Conversations About How To Die

Six years after he was diagnosed with both cancer and Alzheimer's, Greg O'Brien is beginning to talk to his doctor, and to his family, about his "exit strategy" for the final years of his life.

Firefighters battle the Jennings fire near Interstate 8 and Old Highway 80 in Lakeside, July 11, 2017.

US Forest Service Enacts Fire Restrictions In San Diego County

Due to recent wildfires, prevailing high temperatures and ongoing combustion threat levels, Cleveland National Forest will operate under elevated fire restrictions beginning Monday, the U.S. Forest Service announced.

Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi in "She Loves Me."

GREAT PERFORMANCES: She Loves Me

Stream now with KPBS Passport or tune in Friday, July 24, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sunday, July 26 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Pope Paul VI acknowledges cheers as standing on platform in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug. 22, 1968.

50 Years Ago, The Pope Called Birth Control 'Intrinsically Wrong'

U.S. Catholics largely ignored a 1968 papal encyclical on birth control. But it prompted many more to broadly question their "pay, pray, obey" mindset.

"My brain used to be my best friend," says Greg O'Brien, a journalist with early onset Alzheimer's. But he can't trust it anymore, he says. Alzheimer's is, in some ways, changing who he is.

Finding A New Self When Your Brain Betrays You

As his Alzheimer's disease advances, Greg O'Brien finds his personality shifting, too. "I know I can't go back to who I was before," he says. "I've got to learn to live with the new me.

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