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Opening day for the Boston subway, at the Public Garden entrance (September 1897).

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Race Underground

Airs Tuesday, Nov.12, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV+ Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Elizabeth Manosca tends to her baby during a wake for her slain husband and 7-year-old son, who were killed when unidentified gunmen shot through the door of their home in Manila, Philippines, in December.

Philippines Temporarily Halts Anti-Drug Raids, Citing Crimes By Police

A brutal law enforcement crackdown has led to the extrajudicial killings of thousands of suspected drug users and dealers. President Rodrigo Duterte was elected after vowing a "bloody war" on drugs.

U.S. Postal Service mail carrier Thomas Russell holds a census form while working his route in 2010.

Run-Up To Census 2020 Raises Concerns Over Security And Politics

Results from the U.S. Census in 2020 could remake the political map. Some census experts say the stakes for the upcoming national headcount are higher than normal.

With an American honeybee queen for a mother and a European honeybee drone for a father, this worker bee has a level of genetic diversity unseen in the U.S. for decades. Researchers at Washington State University hope a deeper gene pool will give a new generation of honeybees much-needed genetic traits, like resistance to varroa mites. The parasite kills a third of American honeybees each year.

No Offense, American Bees, But Your Sperm Isn't Cutting It

U.S. bees are in trouble, and one of the major threats is a deadly parasite called varroa mite. So researchers are importing sperm from European bees resistant to mites to toughen up America's stock.

South African President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, in 1993 for negotiating an end to apartheid. Earlier that year, de Klerk announced that South Africa had dismantled six nuclear weapons, becoming to first country to get rid of nuclear bombs that it had built.

Giving Up Nuclear Weapons: It's Rare, But It's Happened

President Trump is calling on North Korea to relinquish its nuclear arsenal. History suggests that's unlikely. Only one country has built its own nukes, and then given them up.

UnitedHealth Group is one insurer offering Medicare Advantage plans, which cover about one third of people on Medicare.

Justice Department Joins Second Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth

At issue are alleged overpayments from the government to the the insurer UnitedHealth Group, which runs popular Medicare Advantage plans.

Brandon Hoover, the one human resident of Buford, gets ready to feed Sugar, the unofficial town mascot.

Buford: Come for the Coffee, Stay ... To Keep The Tiny Town Open

The self-proclaimed smallest town in America, Buford, Wyo., population one, is in danger of losing its last resident and being removed from the maps completely.

Trisha Lizotte, a room attendant at the Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit, tidies a second floor room in March 2015. Establishments like the Meadowmere (pictured) and the Beachmere Inn hire many foreign workers in positions like Lizotte's over the course of the summer through the H-2B visa program.

With Fewer Available H-2B Visas, Employers Struggle To Find Seasonal Workers

The number of H-2B visas available to foreigners seeking work in the U.S. is down from last year. A Maine hotel owner is among those worried about finding enough workers to stay open over the summer.

To protest against the falling prices of dairy and meat, farmers pour liters of milk in front of a prefecture in northwestern France in January.

Why Do Milk Prices Spike And Crash? Because It's Like Oil

Milk is like oil - it's refined into products that are traded globally. So global events can mean profits or losses for dairy farmers. This year, they're seeing losses, and asking Congress for help.

Graphic of planes taking off from Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates.

CITY IN THE SKY

Airs Sundary, Feb. 26, 2017 from 1-4 p.m. on KPBS TV

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