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State herpetologist J.D. Kleopfer says the discovery of a two-headed copperhead snake in Northern Virginia earlier this month is an "extraordinarily rare" sighting that few of his colleagues have seen.

WATCH: 'Extremely Rare' 2-Headed Snake Stuns Social Media, Charms Scientists

A Virginia state herpetologist says finding the mutant copperhead in a resident's yard earlier this month is an "extraordinarily rare" occurrence. Even more stunning, he says, is that it is alive.

<em>Shrill</em> executive producer Lindy West enjoyed making a fictionalized version of her life: "You can work out all your grudges and your resentments against everyone you've ever met, except with this plausible deniability because it's fictional," she says.

In 'Shrill,' Lindy West Made The Body Positive Show That She Never Had

"You don't see fat people being happy on TV. If there's a fat character on TV they are sad," West says. That's definitely not the case in Shrill, a Hulu comedy series adapted from West's 2016 memoir.

Swarthmore College students held a four-day sit-in at the Phi Psi fraternity house that ended Tuesday night after the organization said it had voted to disband. Delta Upsilon, the only other fraternity on campus, made a similar decision about an hour later.

Swarthmore Fraternities Disband Over Leaked Documents That Detailed Misogyny

"We were appalled and disgusted by the content of these minutes, which led us to question our affiliation with an organization," current members of Phi Psi said in a statement Tuesday night.

An excerpt of Sophie Blackall's Caldecott-winning Hello Lighthouse.

'Merci Suárez' Wins Newbery Medal, and 'Hello Lighthouse' Draws Caldecott

The world of children's books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association's conference in Seattle. Works by Meg Medina and Sophie Blackall won the headline honors.

German prosecutors accuse Ron Cohen, CEO of gun manufacturing company Sig Sauer, of colluding with Sig Sauer's sister-company in Germany to export pistols to Colombia in direct violation of Germany's export rules.

CEO Of U.S. Gun-Maker Faces Jail In Germany

A decade after Sig Sauer inked a deal to sell up to $306 million worth of pistols to Colombia's National Police, company CEO Ron Cohen is facing jail time in Germany for making the sale.

People protesting against President Trump gather near the Tree of Life Congregation, the site of a deadly shooting over the weekend, on Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Poll: Nearly 4 In 5 Voters Concerned Incivility Will Lead To Violence

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that voters are worried that the lack of a civil tone and negativity in Washington will lead to violence, but they don't agree on who to blame.

If The Full Mueller Report Were Ever Released, What Might It Reveal?

The House is waging a political war with the Justice Department over the full results of the Russia investigation. If Congress wins, here's what more lawmakers — and maybe, Americans — could learn.

Tre and his dad greet each other during Saturday visiting hours.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Tre Maison Dasan

Airs Monday, April 1, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

The study surveyed 35,000 immigrant mothers of U.S.-born children in five U.S. cities.

Fewer Immigrant Families Are Signing Up For Federal Food Assistance

New preliminary research shows families in the U.S less than five years were the most likely to drop out of SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, out of fear it could impact their immigration status.

Water from the Flint River flows through the Hamilton Dam. In 2014, the city switched from Detroit's water system to the Flint River, setting the stage for a crisis that sickened residents and cost the mayor and other officials their jobs.

5 Years After Flint's Crisis Began, Is The Water Safe?

"In some ways we're better," says activist Melissa Mays. "In other ways, we're forever poisoned, damaged, traumatized ... that's not gonna ever be better."

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