Elizabeth Ross

North America’s first and oldest lighthouse station — celebrating its 300th birthday today — is fully automated, so why does it have a resident keeper?

Some lawmakers are questioning whether the U.S. should continue a program of resettling Afghan translators that assisted U.S. troops in America's longest war.

Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London, is a controversial figure that was appointed as the U.K.'s foreign secretary this week. How will he respond to the attack in Nice? 

The ability to read someone else’s mind once seemed limited to the realm of science fiction. But not any longer.

FRONTLINE is releasing a new documentary, "Policing the Police," which looks inside one of the most controversial police departments in the country.

"Populist tribal nationalism, with all of its visceral emotional force, is absolutely rampant right now," says British writer, broadcaster, and historian Simon Schama.

Has the classic advertising jingle come full circle? We look at the evolution of the advertising art form and the jingle's transition from broadcast to the internet.

Owners of some of Britain's popular curry houses complain that strict immigration rules have made it tough to hire new chefs from Bangladesh and India. Could “Brexit” be the answer?

There has been plenty of rhetoric from the rival sides about what next week’s “Brexit” decision will mean for the economy. But what is at stake for Europe & America?

The latest polls show U.K voters deeply divided over whether their country should stay in the European Union, or say goodbye.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s name has been mentioned as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton. But his route to public office has been a little different from others.

Dr. James Weinstein could not heal his own daughter. But her struggle with leukemia opened his eyes to things he’d never considered as a healthcare provider.

Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker, which was funded by billionaire Peter Thiel, has raised questions about free expression and the power of money in the internet era.

This week, President Obama will become the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima since the U.S dropped the atomic bomb, but he won't be apologizing for the destruction we inflicted.

The co-host of PBS's "Genealogy Roadshow" shares some advice for those interested in starting genealogical research.

For more than a decade, a community radio station in Kentucky has aired the program "Calls from Home," which broadcasts messages that families have left for incarcerated loved ones.

Leicester City Football Club once faced odds of 5,000 to 1 to win the English Premier League, but the soccer club could become champions for the first time this weekend.

Boston-based comedian and commentator Jimmy Tingle shares his humorous insights into the 2016 presidential race.

In “The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World," journalist Sally Denton chronicles the rise of the one of the largest privately held corporations in the world.