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President Bill Clinton stands with Alice Rivlin, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, at the White House on March 19, 1996. Rivlin was the first woman to hold that post.

Alice Rivlin, First Woman To Serve As Budget Director, Dies At Age 88

Rivlin overcame sexism in the world of economics and was a heavweight, serving as former President Bill Clinton's budget director and the first head of the Congressional Budget Office.

India offers hundreds of symbols for political parties. The flashlight, "lady farmer" and lotus blossom (Prime Minister Modi's party symbol) appear on voting machine ballots for elections this spring. No party claimed the violin, the computer mouse and the nail clippers.

India's Ballot Has Some Really Offbeat Symbols For Its Political Parties

A flashlight, a flower and a "lady farmer" are a few of the symbols on the ballot. They were originally meant to help illiterate voters. New symbols reflect urbanized, modern India.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands during their meeting in Sochi Tuesday.

On Visit To Russia, Pompeo Says 'We Would Not Tolerate' Interference In 2020 Election

"If the Russians were to engage in that in 2020, it would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

In 'A Good American Family,' A Son Details How The Red Scare Upended His Father

Pulitzer prize-winning David Maraniss immerses himself in family records and interviews with relatives of others to piece together how his parents paid for supporting communism in their youth.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at the Des Moines Register Soapbox during a visit to the Iowa State Fair in August 2018.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Announces 2020 Presidential Run

With a focus on campaign finance, the Democrat who was twice elected governor in a state President Trump won by more than 20 points joins a primary field that is approaching two dozen candidates.

Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the U.S. Supreme Court's five-man majority is striking back.

Supreme Court's Conservatives Defend Their Handling Of Death Penalty Cases

Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court's five-man majority is striking back.

The Marlborough Plaza apartment complex pictured on April 24, 2019.

San Diego Landlords Could Face Historic Rent Control Legislation

A bill that could limit rent increases in California is one step closer to becoming law.

FRONTLINE: The Mueller Investigation

Airs Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, May 16 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Signs advertising free measles vaccines and providing information about measles are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. The county in New York City's northern suburbs has had more than 200 measles cases since last fall.

How Public Health Outreach Ended A 1990s Measles Outbreak And What's Different Now

This year's measles outbreak is the largest in recent memory. But from 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.

Day attends a reception at Claridge's Hotel in London in 1955.

Actress And Singer Doris Day, Hollywood's Girl Next Door, Dies At 97

Day took on meaty roles in films like The Man Who Knew Too Much and Love Me or Leave Me, but in the late '50s she settled into romantic comedies and a persona that would stick: the good girl.

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