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The cover for the first issue of Chelsea Cain's "Mockingbird."

Writer Chelsea Cain Wants More Women's Narratives In Comics

Chelsea Cain has only written one comic book series, but she is already being called one of the best writers in the industry.

Sen. Jerry Moran speaks during a Senate hearing in June 2017. Moran's opposition has effectively killed the latest Republican healthcare plan.

The Loyal Republican Senator From Kansas Who Helped Kill The Health Care Bill

"I am a product of rural Kansas," Sen. Jerry Moran said earlier this month. "I understand the value of a hospital in your community, of a physician in your town, of a pharmacy on Main Street."

At the Cathedral Ridge Winery in Hood River, Ore., smoke has poured into the property and there are worries it could alter the taste of the grapes.

Pacific Northwest Winemakers Worry Wildfire Smoke Could Ruin Harvest

The smoke and ash hanging in the air from the still-burning Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge could easily transfer to the grapes, potentially changing the quality of the wine.

Oysters, shown out of their shell, collect tiny plastic particles while in the water. These microplastics can eventually make their way into your dinner.

Guess What's Showing Up In Our Shellfish? One Word: Plastics

Scientists predict that plastic in the ocean will eventually outweigh the fish there. Where is it all coming from? And is it making our food unsafe? Researchers are trying to find the answers.

South Korean army soldiers patrol on Monday along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the border with North Korea.

North Korea Threatens 'Ultimate Measures' Over New U.N. Sanctions

North Korea is blaming the United States and threatening "something thousands of times worse" in response to a package of sanctions that the U.N. Security Council passed unanimously over the weekend.

Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a news conference Tuesday in which he announced his resignation as a senior editor with Breitbart News.

After Comments On Pedophilia, Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Resigns

One day after he lost both a book deal and a prominent speaking gig, Yiannopoulos said he was stepping down as technology editor for the website formerly run by President Trump's chief strategist.

Judge Abby Abinanti in Yurok Country, Klamath, Calif.

POV: Tribal Justice

Airs Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Ballou High School, in Washington, D.C.'s Southeast quadrant, is located in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods and has struggled academically for years. An investigation by WAMU and NPR has found that the school's administration graduated dozens of students despite high rates of unexcused absences.

What Really Happened At The School Where Every Graduate Got Into College

Last year, every graduating senior at Ballou High School got into college. A WAMU and NPR investigation shows that many of those students missed more than a month of school and struggled academically.

This image — taken via satellite in January 2015 — depicts what the State Department says is the crematorium at Saydnaya prison, including snowmelt on the facility's roof that acting Assistant Secretary of State Stuart Jones says is proof of the building's higher temperature.

Syria Has Been Burning Bodies To Hide Prison Executions For Years, U.S. Says

"We believe that the building of a crematorium is an effort to cover up the extent of mass murders taking place" in a military prison outside Damascus, a State Department official said Monday.

Former Ballou teacher Monica Brokenborough holds a program from last year's graduation. Many students at Ballou roam the halls rather than go to class. "The tardy bell is just a sound effect in that building," says Brokenborough. "It means nothing."

What Really Happened At The School Where 'Every Senior Got Into College'

Last year, every graduating senior at Ballou High School got into college. A WAMU and NPR investigation shows that many of those students missed more than a month of school and struggled academically.

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