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Matthew Braun, a first-year medical student at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima, Wash., says his personal history with opioids will help him care for patients.

Medical Students Say Their Opioid Experiences Will Shape How They Prescribe

One medical student was addicted to opioids. Another relied on them to control disabling pain. Both think their experiences will help them be better doctors when it comes to prescribing opioids.

Left: Ivan Abbott Houston (bottom left), with his father Ivan J. Houston and sisters Pamela Houston-Chretien and Kathi Houston-Berryman in front of their house on West 24th St., across the street from 24th Street School, on Easter Sunday, in the late 1950s. Right: Entrepreneur Norman Houston, who bought property in 1938, was the first African American known to purchase a home in Sugar Hill.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

Study Questions Science Behind Hunting Management Plans

Researchers say governments' hunting policies often don't demonstrate they've made wildlife decisions using the best available science.

The Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia, April 26, 2017.

Twitter To Label Altered Media, Remove If It May Cause Harm

Twitter will begin to label and in some cases remove doctored or manipulated photos, audio and videos that are designed to mislead people.

The ATK cast. In season 19 of AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED, hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison head into the test kitchen to bring more foolproof recipes to the home cook.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Season 19

Airs Saturdays, May 11 - 25 & June 22 - July 13 & July 27 - Aug. 10 & Sept. 7 - Nov. 16, 2019 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

A life-sized dinosaur family wearing masks bursts from the walls of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children's museum in the world.

So Much For 'Please Touch,' After COVID-19, Kids' Museums Will Be Less Hands-On

With their emphasis on interactive exhibits, children's museums must balance safety and survival in their decisions to reopen. Several have permanently closed since the onset of the pandemic.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured last month, announced Monday that improvement in pandemic conditions allows more steps toward opening California businesses.

Gov. Newsom Announces California Will Begin Easing Coronavirus Closures This Week

Businesses like book, clothing, toy and sporting goods stores as well as music shops and florists, will be able to reopen with modifications as early as Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday.

Ignoring FBI And Fellow Republicans, Trump Continues Assault On Mail-In Voting

The president has backed off his attacks on the Postal Service but continues to question the integrity of mail ballots, without providing any evidence.

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait in Line for Hours? Too Few Polling Places

The state's voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%.

The five largest fires in California history have occurred since 2003, a sign that climate change is making extreme wildfires more frequent.

Everything Is Unprecedented. Welcome To Your Hotter Earth

Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves and disease outbreaks are all a preview of our hotter future. Dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help.

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