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Court Sees 'Hostility' To Religious Beliefs In Case Of Baker And Same-Sex Couple

By upholding the right of a baker not to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, the Supreme Court rekindled the debate over whether religious freedom claims can trump protections against discrimination.

Classical ensemble Apollo Chamber Players is tuned in to today's headlines

The Apollo Chamber Players in Houston, Texas, create concerts in response to book banning, the refugee crisis, the war in Gaza and other world events. Thousands of people attend their performances.

Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died

Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.

It was called the Kennedy Center, but 3 different presidents shaped it

Washington, D.C.'s performing arts center was named for President Kennedy after his assassination. But his vision for the arts as a cornerstone of democracy was shared by Eisenhower and Johnson.

Ulmer shared with Jimi Hendrix a sense of intrepid danger in his guitar solos, along with the expressive timbral and textural devices that often call the word "psychedelic" to mind.

James Blood Ulmer, avant-garde electric guitarist and singer, has died at 86

The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.

The Supreme Court will hear the case against the abortion pill mifepristone on March 26. It's part of a two-drug regimen with misoprostol for abortions in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.

Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted

A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.

Mark Kistler, aka Commander Mark, stars in a new documentary, The Secret Cities of Mark Kistler, that tells the story of Kistler's legacy and how it all happened.

Learning to love to draw with Commander Mark, the Bob Ross of drawing

A new documentary celebrates how millions of children learned the power of drawing from PBS television art educator Mark Kistler.

Mehdi Mahmoudian, right, was arrested by the Iranian authorities in late January for denouncing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as being primarily responsible for the mass killing of Iranian protesters. He is a co-writer of It Was Just An Accident, a film by Jafar Panahi, left.

Oscar-nominated director calls Iran a 'failed state' after his co-writer's arrest

The Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian was arrested after condemning the regime's crackdown on protesters, which director Jafar Panahi says represents the actions of a "failed state."

An undated photo of the young Reverend Bruce Klunder, a Presbyterian minister who worked with several civil-rights groups in Cleveland in the early 1960s and soon became well-known for his approach and leadership, especially in his role with the local chapter of CORE, the Congress on Racial Equality. He was originally born in Colorado and received his divinity degree from Yale Divinity School.

Why one Ohio civil rights activist's sacrifice still matters today

Cleveland minister Bruce Klunder was killed while protesting segregation in 1964. Lessons from that time are still relevant today.

FBI headquarters in Washington. An independent review says the bureau has made strides since Sept. 11 but "needs to accelerate its implementation of reforms."

Panel Finds FBI Made Strides After Sept. 11, But Must Speed Reforms

An independent review of how the FBI implemented the recommendations made in the 9/11 Commission Report also says new threats to the U.S. challenged the bureau's "change-resistant culture."

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