Amid war and displacement, Ukrainian artist Vira Ustyanska and her daughter find home in San Diego, California, as they wait for the war to end.
Josephine Baker was a superstar on the French stage. But she was also a member of the French resistance in World War II and an American civil rights activist. A new graphic biography chronicles her many identities.
Weiss and colleagues dreamed up the idea behind a massive antenna so sensitive it detects faint, invisible ripples in space from 1.3 billion years ago - offering evidence of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
First came Greece's economic crisis, then the refugee crisis on Lesbos. Myrta Kalampoka almost had sell her family's olive trees. Then she had an idea.
We feature a unique selection of music on The World. Here are a few highlights from this month's broadcasts.
Italian voters gave a thumbs down to constitutional reform that would have strengthened a pro-EU leader. But voters in Austria reject a far-right candidate.
The US alt-right is a mishmash of people dissatisfied with the Republican establishment and focused on the prosperity of white people.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Christian Ray Flores was in the right place at the right time. With his outsider status, he became a rock star in Russia.
Veteran punk rocker Mike Watt played bass for LA-based bands like the Minutemen and Firehose. Now, he's playing with two young Italian musicians who Watt says keeps him "student mode." Their music starts with roots in punk and delves into improvisational Italian sounds.
William Wells Brown was one of the most prominent African American writers in the 19th century. But many people now don't know who he is.
In the Middle East, Africa and even possibly the United States, the world created by World War I is starting to unravel. Now resurrecting that century-old history may be the best guide to understanding modern wars.