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Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke left the Trump administration amid unresolved ethics investigations. His department has been inundated by Freedom of Information requests and is now proposing a new rule which critics charge could limit transparency.

Interior Dept.'s Push To Limit Public Records Requests Draws Criticism

Public records requests to the office of the Secretary of the Interior have increased by over 200 percent since 2016. Critics say that proposed rule changes to limit those requests will hamper access.

Women detainees at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. Unlike Ellis Island, where 98 percent of incoming immigrants made their way through, 18 percent of the applicants at Angel Island were initially rejected – and five percent deported outright – after grueling interrogations, and harrowing detentions.

The Chinese Exclusion Act - A Special Presentation Of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Airs Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, May 30 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

California Gov. Jerry Brown talks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.

California's Brown Orders New DNA Testing In Old Murder Case

California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered new DNA tests that a condemned inmate says could clear him in a 35-year-old quadruple murder case, which has drawn national attention.

"All White House personnel have been instructed to use official email to conduct all government-related work," press secretary Sarah Sanders said after reports emerged of senior Trump administration officials using private email.

White House Reiterates Email Policy After News Of Officials Using Private Accounts

Private email use by public officials was a hot topic in the 2016 presidential race — and one which then-candidate Donald Trump used to accuse rival Hillary Clinton of breaking federal laws.

Yasuhiro Suzuki of Japan reacts after competing in the Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 1000m during the Guangzhou Asian Games on Nov. 25, 2010, in Guangzhou, China. Suzuki is now banned for eight years for spiking a fellow Japanese racer's drink with an anabolic steroid.

Kayaker Admits To Setting Up A Rival Who Was Banned For Doping

In addition to spiking a fellow Japanese racer's drink, Yasuhiro Suzuki, 32, was found to have repeatedly resorted to trickery at competitions, such as stealing other kayakers' tools.

A power plant near Katowice, Poland, the host city for a major global climate conference that began on Sunday. It is the most important climate meeting since the 2015 Paris climate agreement was signed.

High Stakes As International Climate Conference Begins

The U.N. climate meeting underway in Poland is the most important climate conference since the 2015 Paris Agreement set emissions reduction goals for nearly every country on Earth.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. DeVos testified on the fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Education Department.

Asked About Discrimination, Betsy DeVos Said This 14 Times

The education secretary told lawmakers at a hearing, "Let me be clear: Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law." If only federal law were clear.

News Brief: Trump's July 4 Speech, Census, Gaza Exodus

President Trump plans to speak on the National Mall during what has traditionally been a nonpolitical event. Also, we have the latest on the census citizenship question.

Good hospice care at the end of life can be a godsend to patients and their families, all agree, whether the care comes at home, or at an inpatient facility like this AIDS hospice. Still, oversight of the industry is important, federal investigators say.

HHS Inspector General's Report Finds Flaws And Fraud In U.S. Hospice Care

Medicare pays more than $16 billion a year for hospice services. But a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says hospice patients don't always get the care they're promised.

Maria Rocha, a third-grade teacher at the KIPP Esperanza Dual Language Academy in San Antonio, came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 years old.

Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future

Classroom teachers covered by the federal immigration program could lose their jobs and face deportation unless Congress and the Trump administration reach agreement on protecting them.

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