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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Arianne Chernock, an authority on British and European history, about Queen Elizabeth II's leadership style and the future of the monarchy.

It's the second time Mitchell Miller's path to the NHL has been abruptly blocked. The mother of the student who was abused tells NPR that her son is still struggling.

More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally.

Activist Greta Thunberg was just 15 when she called on the world to take action on the climate crisis. Just as impressively, she has now pulled together essays by 100 scholars on what's needed now.

Premieres Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. From the makers of the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning “Once Upon a Time in Iraq” comes a unique five-part film set in Northern Ireland. Exploring the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland known as "The Troubles,” the series tell the story through the intimate testimony of ordinary men, women, and children who were drawn—both willingly and unwillingly—into the bitter clashes that rocked the nation and who are still struggling to hold on to a fragile peace today.

The album will be the pop star's first solo studio album in six years.

The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being treated at a hospital, according to officials. Wildlife officers killed a bear found nearby.

You've likely heard lots this week about how rare the repeated failed Speaker votes have been. But is this a new level of dysfunction for Congress?

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. "Meet Mary Pleasant" is the daring saga of a 19th-century African-American woman, born a slave and raised in Nantucket, who became an international abolitionist, a prosperous entrepreneur, and a civil-rights activist whose work helped alter modern-day civil-rights law.

As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy, we uplift our local youth in foster care. Over 100 youth are waiting for a volunteer advocate to support them during this time, and you can apply to become one today. Consider volunteering 10-15 hours to speak up for a foster youth just as Dr. King spoke up against the injustices he witnessed. Help us provide a trained advocate for every child who needs one – visit our website to sign up for a volunteer information session: https://www.speakupnow.org/volunteer/