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Premieres Tuesday, Aug.13, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Examine a racially complicated American city as it confronts both its past and future. Boston’s acting mayor, a black woman once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, breaks 200 years of white male mayors and ushers in the historic 2021 mayoral race.

Eudy wrestled in several professional leagues over the course of his career, starred on teams such as The Skyscrapers and the Four Horsemen and won 2 WWE and WCW titles.

UCSD said it had placed some student transcripts and degrees on hold pending an investigation into a violation of the student code of conduct.

Susan Straight’s most recent novel "Mecca," was a national bestseller, a finalist for The Kirkus Prize, and named a best novel of the year by The Washington Post and NPR, as well as a Top Ten California Book by the New York Times, and winner of the Southwest Book of the Year for Fiction. In addition to her many novels and hundreds of short stories and articles, she is Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside, where she has taught since 1988. Join us for an engaging evening of discussion with this acclaimed author. Admission is free with registration at https://www.firstuusandiego.org/

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will host a screening and discussion of the upcoming film "The Cancer Detectives". The event will feature an extended clip from the film and a panel discussion with filmmakers and participants. Register Now Featured guests include: Gene Tempest: writer and director of "The Cancer Detectives" Deirdre Cooper Owens: award-winning historian and associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut The discussion will be moderated by Cameo George, executive producer of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. "The Cancer Detectives" tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolau; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists. The film premieres on Tuesday, March 26 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App

Gen Z and millennial voters make up nearly half of the eligible voting population in this year's election. In Georgia, the race is on to get them registered before early voting begins this month.

If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway?

A trio of Latina congresswomen are seeking second terms from Pacific Northwest voters. The region is often presumed to be a reliable blue pocket, but down-ballot races are a stronger shade of purple.

“There's no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system.

The attorney general pledged to restore the Justice Department to normal order. It hasn't been easy, and may not last.