100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates
One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
The search into Pope Leo's family roots
As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.
Global instability has rejuvenated demand for table top war games
Global instability has rejuvenated both classified and unclassified demand for table top war games. The people who play them take the games very seriously.
Britain's MI6 spy agency is getting its first female chief
Spies imitating art: Years after Judi Dench played James Bond's boss, Britain's MI6 spy agency is getting its first female chief.
Minnesota suspect who killed and wounded lawmakers planned to kill more, officials say
The man accused of killing and wounding state lawmakers in Minnesota and their spouses faces federal and state murder charges. Authorities say it was a carefully planned political assassination.
This church hold psychedelic rituals. But that's not what keeps people coming back
Colorado Springs is home to a congregation of another kind – one that uses psychedelics. Curiosity about psychedelics may get people in the door but community is what keeps them coming back.
Israel downs most incoming Iranian missiles, but some get through to deadly effect
Missile strikes between Iran and Israel continued over the weekend and we look at a number of places hit in and around the Israeli city of Tel Aviv
Lawsuit aims to stop closure of almost 100 Job Corps sites
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's order to close America's 99 Job Corps centers, which provide residential training programs for 25,000 disadvantaged youth annually.
A New York diner gave a moment for a grieving son to remember his mother
In 2001, Brad Larsen's mom died suddenly, just a few weeks after he graduated from NYU. The last place he saw her was at a diner in New York.