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Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed in Virginia include students who say they don't want to be forced to glorify or represent historical figures who fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy.

The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential government functions will be politicized.

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Ravi Patel is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional Hindu parents, still unmarried. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, Ravi submits to his parents' wishes and allows them to play matchmaker. The true-life romantic comedy explores the influences of culture and identity on the most intense, personal, and important part of one's life — love.

In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed.

When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.

Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show what can be gained when that happens.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her district – and the House passed it.

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.

Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.

Rooted in Celtic and American folk and inspired by Indian raga and ethnic idioms, Four Shillings Short offers a diverse and inventive traditional music experience. The husband/wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama, from Cork, Ireland, and Christy Martin, from California, have been performing together since 1995. They tour in the United States and Ireland, are independent folk-artists with thirteen recordings, perform 100 concerts per year, and live as the troubadours of old, traveling from town to town performing at music festivals, theaters, performing arts centers, folk and historical societies, libraries, museums, and schools. Aodg Og O’Tuama: vocals, tin whistles, doumbek, spoons, gemshorn, bowed psaltery, recorders, crumhorn, Native American Flutes, and many others. Born in Cork, Ireland, Aodh Óg (pronounced, ayog) studied Medieval and Renaissance music in college. He received a music fellowship to study at Stanford University in 1983. He played in a group called Drivelling Druids before forming the group Four Shillings Short. Christy Martin: vocals, hammered dulcimer, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, banjo, North Indian sitar, guitar, charango, bowed psaltery, ukulele, and bodhran. A multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Christy was born into a musical family. She played the sitar for ten years, starting at the age of sixteen. She took up folk music in the 1980s. She has been playing hammered dulcimer since 1993. She was formerly in a band called Your Mother Should Know. Visit: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/four-shillings-short-pilgrim-united-church-of-christ-tickets/14144193