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Jesse Hernandez, shown in a handout photo from the Los Angeles Fire Department, spent more than 12 hours in the city's sewer pipes.

13-Year-Old Boy Rescued, Hours After Disappearing Into Sewer Pipes

Jesse Hernandez was with his family for an Easter picnic in Los Angeles' Griffith Park when he fell through a wooden board — and into a drainage pipe. He was swept away, and a frantic search began.

Silver Star recipient Leigh Ann Hester, in 2015 in Afghanistan, served in a Cultural Support Team with local Afghan women. Her experiences will be portrayed by Tony-nominated actress Mary McCormack during this year’s broadcast of the "National Memorial Day Concert."

National Memorial Day Concert 2018

Airs Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Cutting back up to 25 percent of your calories per day helps slow your metabolism and reduce free radicals that cause cell damage and aging. But would you want to?

You May Live Longer By Severely Restricting Calories, Scientists Say

Scientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatically restricting the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question is, is it worth it?

Mustafa Abed arrived at the airport in Portland, Ore., on April 17. Severely injured as an infant during the battle to liberate Fallujah from al-Qaida, his leg was amputated and he later received medical treatment in Portland, where he returned for further care almost a decade later.

Mustafa Returns: Iraqi Boy's Hope For A Prosthetic Leg Proves Complicated

He was injured as a baby and doctors were able to save his life, but not his leg. Now a teenager, he's in Oregon for a second time, hoping for a second prosthesis to replace the one he outgrew.

You May Live Longer By Severely Restricting Calories, Scientists Say

Scientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatically restricting the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question is, is it worth it?

Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. He died Wednesday at age 55.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renowned Baritone, Dies At 55

The Russian baritone known for his burnished voice died Wednesday. He announced in 2015 that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

National Transportation Safety Board officials handed out this photo of the burnt shell of Asiana Flight 214 during their first assessment of the crash. Two people died on Saturday and scores more were injured.

Why Catastrophic Airline Crashes Have Become More Survivable

The Boeing 777 that crash landed in San Francisco has one of the best safety records in the industry. In addition to the plane's solid reputation, many other factors helped save lives in Saturday's crash -- from fire rescue training to aircraft design.

Did revised federal standards make transplant centers more averse to risk and encourage them to drop sicker patients who might affect the hospitals' patient survival rates?

Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients

Researchers report that performance standards set by federal health officials may have led to many patients being dropped from transplant lists without an improvement in survival rates.

Separatist fighters fly the old, pre-unification flag of South Yemen above their pickup as they patrol Aden on Tuesday. Yemen's internationally recognized government has accused the separatist Southern Transitional Council of orchestrating a coup as it has moved closer to controlling the government's de facto capital.

Yemen Prime Minister Holed Up As Separatists Seize Most Of Key Southern City

Intense fighting between the forces of the two former allies has left the city's presidential palace surrounded — and the cabinet, including Prime Minister Ahmed Obaid Bin Daghar, stuck inside.

An illustration from the Maciejowski Bible (also called the Morgan or Crusader Bible) circa 1250, called "David Spares Saul In the Cave."

DNA Analysis Of Ancient Excrement Reveals The Diets Of Centuries Past

Researchers are exhuming ancient dung from toilets of yore to reconstruct snapshots of food and lifestyle in bygone centuries. The parasites that show up in privies reveal a lot about what people ate.

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