Social trust is crucial for capitalism and vibrant democracies. And when those systems weaken, as they are now, it’s calling – not cunning or charisma – that can help repair them.

The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States. Asbestos causes mesothelioma and other cancers and is linked ...

<p> Janis Joplin, who died in 1970 at the age of 27, was a riveting contradiction. She was overpowering and deeply vulnerable, brassy and shy, stylized and direct, indomitable and masochistic.

In this July 29, 1968, file photo, blues/rock singer Janis Joplin performs at the Newport Folk Festival with her band Big Brother and the Holding Company in Costa Mesa, California.

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocate. She broke ground with "Society's ...

Sly Stone played along with The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and more at the Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival.

Construction is nearly complete on B&B Theatres in Joplin, and a grand opening is expected in late August, the company announced Thursday. The $33.6 million theater is the latest project in the ...

Her career may have been cut short, but Janis Joplin's psychedelic blues legacy lives on with the limited-edition CD box set "Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection." ...

An amended ordinance allowing permits to be issued for hunting deer inside the Joplin city limits won final approval from the City Council this week. The amendment, offered by council member Josh ...