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'Here We Are': What Would Philip Roth Have Made Of All This?

Benjamin Taylor, one of Roth's closest friends during the last decades of his life, has written a memoir that rekindles Roth's voice: brilliant, profane, and so very funny.

Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at a May 6 hearing. The Oklahoma Republican's panel has voted to form a commission on removing Confederate names from Army installations.

Congress Heads Toward Clash With Trump Over Removal Of Confederate Symbols

Contradicting Trump, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlights a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action.

Jailed Taliban are seen inside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul in December. Prisoner release is a key pillar of the U.S.-Taliban agreement.

The Risk Of Coronavirus In Afghanistan's Prisons Is Complicating Peace Efforts

The Taliban accuse the government of spreading COVID-19 in prisons and warn of revenge if their prisoners are harmed. With prisoners on both sides at risk, peace efforts have become more complicated.

Voters in San Francisco rejected Proposition C, which was backed by e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and sought to overturn a San Francisco Board of Supervisors ban of e-cigarettes sales at brick and mortar stores, and barred deliveries of online purchases to addresses in the city.

Voters Cast Ballots On Affirmative Action, Sanctuary Cities, In Off-Year Elections

In Tucson, Ariz., residents rejected a "sanctuary city" label. In San Francisco, they supported a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes, and in Jersey City, N.J., they closed the door on Airbnb.

From left: Sawsan al-Ramemi of Amman, Jordan, is a mom of two — and expecting her third child. Her husband is working in the U.S. Nienke Pastoor of the Netherlands has been juggling her job as a dairy farmer and helping her four teenagers with their online schoolwork. Jessica Barrera of Eau Claire, Wis., is finding ways to spread joy with her son, Niko, who's a virtual student these days.

Being A Mom Is Tough. Being A Mom In A Pandemic Is Even Tougher

Being a mom is challenging enough. Add the pressures of a pandemic — and how do you cope? Mothers in Jordan, the Netherlands and Wisconsin share their stories and strategies.

The whole family came along to drop Kent Garrett off at college in fall 1959. He's pictured above in Harvard Yard with his sister, aunt and mother.

'We Were Curiosities': One Of 'The Last Negroes At Harvard' Shares His Story

In 1959, Kent Garrett was one of 18 black students accepted into a freshman class of more than 1,000. It was an early form of affirmative action, and he chronicles his time on campus in a new book.

Oscar Tavera bikes through Teralta Park in City Heights, Sept. 23, 2020.

Pandemic Brings More Biking And Fewer Crashes — But Can It Last?

Bike advocates are thrilled by the recent boom in biking and a drop in cyclist injuries. But they say new public policy is needed to ensure that trend continues once the pandemic is over.

With adultery punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful decision to flee the country with their son. Follow the trio on their life-threatening journey to plead asylum, and witness a mother’s heartbreaking fight to keep her family together and secure a future for her son.

POV: Love Child

Airs Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

The E-Z 8 Motel on Pacific Highway, which San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is considering acquiring to offer permanent housing for the homeless, is shown on April 20, 2020.

San Diego Eyes Putting Homeless In Motels With Record Of Bedbug, Mold Complaints

Six of the 10 properties San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is considering acquiring have a history of code enforcement complaints, other problems.

Juul announced it will suspend sales of all non-tobacco, non menthol-based flavors of its e-cigarette products.

Juul Suspends Sales of Flavored Vapes And Signs Settlement To Stop Marketing To Youth

Flavored e-cigarettes have hooked millions of teens to nicotine. Now, Juul says it will suspend sales of many flavors. Some call the move too little, too late.

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