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Branham wears reflective mining pants in his home in Elkhorn City, Ky. Branham has advanced stage black lung and was forced to quit mining earlier this year.

Advanced Black Lung Cases Surge In Appalachia

An NPR investigation has documented dramatic spikes in complicated black lung, the most serious stage of the deadly coal miners' disease.

Appeals Court Affirms State Gun Control Laws Passed After Sandy Hook Shooting

A federal appeals court has upheld the main parts of gun control laws in Connecticut and New York that ban semiautomatic weapons and large-capacity magazines.

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5.

In Fight Over N.D. Pipeline, Tribe Leader Calls For Peace And Prayers

Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline have been raging. Tribe leader Dave Archambault II says he's telling supporters "not to react to any form of aggression that law enforcement brings."

FRONTLINE presents two films that build on its education reporting. “A Subprime Education” examines allegations of fraud and predatory behavior in the troubled for-profit college industry, and the collapse of Corinthian Colleges. Then, “The Education of Omarina” shows how an innovative program to stem the high school dropout crisis has affected one girl’s journey, from a public middle school in the Bronx to an elite New England private school, and now on to college. The hour airs as part of PBS’s “Spotlight Education,” a week of primetime programming focused on the challenges facing America’s education system.

FRONTLINE: A Subprime Education

Airs Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

President Trump pauses while speaking before nominating federal Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 31.

A Fortnight To Remember: The Trump Presidency Bursts Into Being

Trump is the focal point not only of national political events, but of national attention, period. When was the last time football was so overshadowed in the media the week before the Super Bowl?

President Donald Trump signs the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump Extends Troubled VA Program That Pays Private Doctors

The Veterans Choice program was supposed to make it quicker and easier for vets to see a doctor by paying for private-sector care. But it's ended up being slower and more complicated.

Medicaid expansion has helped low-income veterans gain health insurance, a report finds.

Many Veterans Gained Health Care Through The Affordable Care Act

Almost half a million veterans gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, cutting the number of uninsured vets by 40 percent.

Donald Trump Jr. appears on Sean Hannity's Fox News program on Tuesday to discuss his meeting with a Russian lawyer in 2016 after promises of getting damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Trump Jr. Says 'In Retrospect' He Would Have Handled Russia Meeting Differently

"I had been reading about [Clinton] scandals that people were probably underreporting for a long time, so maybe it was something that had to do with one of those things," Donald Trump Jr. told Fox.

Trump Extends Troubled VA Program That Pays Private Doctors

The Veterans Choice program was supposed to make it quicker and easier for vets to see a doctor by paying for private-sector care. But it's ended up being slower and more complicated.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in 2016.

House Oversight Chair Jason Chaffetz Will Not Seek Re-Election

Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican, says he will not seek any office in 2018 — tamping down speculation that he could challenge Sen. Orrin Hatch in a re-election bid.

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