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Biden pardoned the Thanksgiving turkeys. Read the strange truth behind the tradition

The White House's Thanksgiving practice doesn't go back as far as you might think and has been sustained by a special interest group — the turkey lobby.

French President Emmanuel Macron is ordering curfews for Paris and other large cities, hoping to slow the coronavirus.A woman wears a protective face mask as she sits in the courtyard of the Louvre museum and the pyramid of Louvre in Paris Wednesday.

Paris Under Curfew: Europe Reacts As Countries See Highest-Ever Coronavirus Numbers

President Emmanuel Macron announced nightly curfews for Paris and other cities Wednesday, part of a wave of new coronavirus restrictions in Europe.

The unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope, played by BAFTA® and Golden Globe® winner Brenda Blethyn, is back to unravel more complex mysteries in Season 6 of VERA.

VERA: Season 6

Airs Thursdays, Oct. 15 - Nov. 5, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Countermelodies That Changed Us: A Lifetime Of Loving Indigo Girls

For over three decades, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have, with music as their conduit, accomplished the very best of what both queer theory and queer politics always aspired to achieve.

Terrence Malick's transcendent film 'A Hidden Life' was completely overlooked by this year's Academy Awards.

Oscars So Bland Should Be New Hashtag

The 92nd Academy Award nominations are out, snubs, surprises and more

Milwaukee community organizer Tracey Dent (center) holds up a third place award that Sandra Parks won at a vigil on Tuesday.

Milwaukee Girl Who Condemned Gun Violence Is Killed By Bullet

In 2016, 13-year-old Sandra Parks won an award for her essay condemning gun violence. This week, she was killed when a gunman open fired on her home.

The Phase 3 trial of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused as the company investigates what it says is a study participant's "unexplained illness."

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Trial Paused Due To 'Unexplained Illness' In Participant

The company said it had paused further dosing in all of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials while it investigated the volunteer's illness.

An Alabama helmet on December 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.

Should Black Athletes Go To Black Schools?

Jemele Hill, a writer at the Atlantic, argues yes. She says doing so could benefit the colleges and the communities around them.

A statue depicting U.S. track and field athletes Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) as they raised gloved fists during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics is housed in the Sports Galleries at the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Those Raised Fists Still Resonate, 50 Years Later

Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos won gold and bronze at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Their raised-fist salute outraged many viewers — and still resonates today.

Waves on the breakwater at the mouth of Oceanside harbor, May 22, 2018.

Oceanside Studies Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise

Oceanside holds its first public meeting this week to talk about which parts of the city are most vulnerable to sea level rise.

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