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Paul Mooney attends a photo shoot at the Apollo Theater Jan. 5, 2008 in New York City.

The Man Known As The 'Godfather Of Modern Black Comedy' Has Died

Paul Mooney spent decades behind the scenes writing for such shows as Saturday Night Live, In Living Color and, along with his friend Richard Pryor, Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx. He was 79.

Conservators working on Jacques Louis David's Portrait of Antoine-Laurent and Marie Anne Lavoisier at The Met Museum, N.Y.

INSIDE THE MET

Stream now or tune in Mondays, June 7 - 21, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Speaking to reporters on April 27 in Elizabeth City, N.C., Wayne Kendall, one of the lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., points to an autopsy chart showing where Brown was shot.

Andrew Brown Jr. Did Not Use Vehicle As A Weapon Against Deputies, Attorney Says

An attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.'s family is disputing a North Carolina prosecutor's contention that Brown used his vehicle as a deadly weapon against deputies who fatally shot him.

People holding umbrellas walk through New York City's Times Square in 2019. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to change how it protects the confidentiality of people's information in the detailed demographic data it produces through the 2020 count.

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.

For The U.S. Census, Keeping Your Data Anonymous And Useful Is A Tricky Balance

The Census Bureau must protect people's privacy when it releases demographic data from the 2020 count. Plans to change how it does that have sparked controversy over how it may affect redistricting.

Movies Bypass Asian And Pacific Islander Actors And Directors, Study Finds

Hollywood's top grossing films rarely include API roles and when they do actors are cast in stereotypical roles. The exception: Dwayne Johnson, who accounts for a third of all API lead actor roles.

The cleanup of toxic debris has been slowed in Malden Wash. after former President Trump held up aid as part of a political dispute with the state's Democratic governor.

Federal Aid Arrived For A Burned Town. It May Not Be Enough For Next Fire Season

Ninety percent of the West is under drought. Concerns of another bad fire year come as one farming community in Washington state has barely started cleaning up from a destructive fire last year.

San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel assisting National City Fire and Police departments with a natural gas leak near the intersection of Eighth Street and Olive Avenue, May 18, 2021.

Natural Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations In National City

Elementary school students and residents were evacuated Monday after a natural gas pipe burst in National City, a fire official said.

Priyali Sur, 29 weeks pregnant, at home in Delhi on April 30.

She Was Pregnant. She Was Sick. And In India, She Had Nowhere To Go

A pregnant journalist investigates and finds many pregnant, COVID-positive women can't access life-saving healthcare during the country's deadly second wave.

District Attorney Andrew Womble announced the results Tuesday of a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. Womble said Brown's shooting by three deputies was "tragic" but "justified."

Prosecutor Says Deputies Were Justified In The Fatal Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.

Brown was shot and killed in his car by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out warrants last month. His family called his death an "execution."

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