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Nicole Galloway is Missouri's state auditor and Democratic candidate for governor, challenging Republican Gov. Mike Parson, primarily on his coronavirus record. Here Galloway addresses the media while Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas looks on during a news conference Oct. 12, in Kansas City, Mo.

In 2020, Gubernatorial Elections Are All About COVID-19

The races for governor in Missouri and North Carolina may tell us if the coronavirus can make or break a state leader. Meanwhile, political strategy in Montana has tempered talk of COVID-19.

How a partisan war for the Supreme Court culminated in Amy Coney Barrett’s controversial nomination. From left to right: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

FRONTLINE: Supreme Revenge: Battle For The Court

Stream or tune in Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

A great white shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, Mass., in July 2019. A woman was killed by a great white in Maine on Monday — the first fatal attack in the state's history.

Great White Shark Kills Woman In Maine

It's the first fatal shark attack in the state's history, officials say. The woman, wearing a black wetsuit, might have been mistaken for a seal.

Mike Folmer was arrested on Tuesday on child pornography charges filed by the state Attorney General's Office. According to charging documents, Folmer told police he had been "dealing with some personal problems."

Pennsylvania State Senator Resigns After Arrest On Child Porn Charges

Mike Folmer, 63, was arrested at his home on Tuesday. According to court documents, he told police that he "had been dealing with some personal problems."

Susie Hall, right, and her daughter Rebekah are seen at a Juneteenth celebration.

How Racial Unrest Is Motivating White Voters In One Key Michigan County

Kent County, where former President Gerald Ford grew up, has long been Republican turf. But it is also a suburban community that Democrats think they can win in November.

Some of the world's largest vaccine-makers hope to bolster public confidence in a yet-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine, pledging to follow strict safety protocols in the rush to respond to the pandemic. Here, a nurse practitioner administers a dose of flu vaccine in Key Biscayne, Fla.

9 Drugmakers Sign Safety Pledge In Rush To Develop Coronavirus Vaccine

The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

International Students Can Study In The U.S. This Fall — If They Can Get Here

Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Fights To Confront Crises — And Trump Resistance

President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation's competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday as concerns grew that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge his Democratic rival's victory could undermine national security.

ICE, a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, has issued guidelines preventing newly enrolled international students from studying in the U.S. if their colleges are operating only online this fall.

ICE Confirms New Foreign Students Can't Take Online-Only Course Loads In The U.S.

The agency says Friday that guidance granting visa flexibility to international students only applies to those who were actively enrolled at a U.S. school on March 9.

A family photo shows Ernestine Mann. She moved into the Arbor Terrace at Cascade assisted living facility in 2019. Mann was one of the residents who died of COVID-19 earlier this year when there was an outbreak at the facility.

In Atlanta, A Wave Of Coronavirus Deaths And The Questions Left In Its Wake

At least 17 residents at an assisted living home in Atlanta died of COVID-19 this spring. It is the company's only home in Georgia in a black neighborhood and the only one to suffer a severe outbreak.

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