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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, met with legislators on Capitol Hill on Oct. 1.

Duckworth: Block Supreme Court Pick Who Thinks 'My Daughters Shouldn't Even Exist'

Drawing from her own experience, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., says she fears Judge Amy Coney Barrett would oppose reproductive health techniques, including in vitro fertilization.

The grave of St. Charbel has long been visited by people seeking comfort and healing.

In Lebanon, Some Turn To Beloved Local Saint For Solace And Protection From COVID-19

St. Charbel is revered for his healing miracles. "He gives us faith and strength, especially in this time of sickness," says a pilgrim visiting his tomb. "He is the only cure, in my opinion."

Demonstrators stand on the base of a Christopher Columbus statue in front of City Hall during a protest against police brutality Saturday in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio's State Capital Grapples With Anti-Columbus Sentiment

Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across the country. Now that movement has reached the city that's named after the explorer.

Amphibious assault vehicles deliver U.S. Marines to the beach during operation "Dawn Blitz" at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Friday, June 4, 2010.

Marines Halt Search For 8 Missing Troops, All Presumed Dead

The Marine Corps says eight troops are presumed dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise.

A Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle comes ashore during exercise, Oct. 27, 2017.

Search Continues For 8 Missing After Marine Craft Sinks

The search continued Saturday for eight U.S. service members missing after their landing craft went down in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast following a deadly accident.

In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, ventilator tubes are attached to a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles.

California Sets New Daily Record Of 379 Virus Deaths

The staggering new figures released Thursday mean California has seen more than 1,000 deaths in the last five days and nearly 106,000 cases in just two days.

Tove Skaftun, the chief nursing officer for the Community Health Center of Snohomish County, points out a sign warning people who could have been exposed to the new coronavirus from China to identify themselves.

Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In Washington State Draws On Lessons From Measles

In Washington, the local health care system is on high alert after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed there last week. But it knows how to respond, thanks to recent measles outbreaks.

Melissa Hickson says no one asked her husband Michael, shown here with stepdaughter Mia, if he wanted to keep getting treatment. "He would say: 'I want to live. I love my family and my children ... that's the reason for the three years I have fought to survive,'" she says.

One Man's COVID-19 Death Raises The Worst Fears Of Many People With Disabilities

The hospital said it made a humane decision to end treatment. Michael Hickson's widow says doctors ended his care because they underestimated the life of a man with significant disabilities.

Portrait of Joseph Pulitzer painted by Sargent.

AMERICAN MASTERS: Joseph Pulitzer

Airs Friday, April 12, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Lina Castillo, who works in PeaceHealth's urgent care clinic, says she had no hesitation about getting her first or second shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Castillo's hospital PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., has just started giving its health care workers their final shot, which makes the vaccine about 95 percent effective against COVID-19.

Injections Of Second Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Have Begun

The people who got the first coronavirus vaccine shots in the US are now getting their second doses, required for maximum protection.

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