A look at the tragic Palm Springs tour bus crash, Volkwagen's nearly $15 billion settlement, voter diversity in local contests.
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• 7:15
Self-driving buses with computerized brake controls exist, but not in the U.S. What could it take to get them here?
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• 5:26
Early Tuesday morning in San Francisco, a federal judge approved Volkswagen's nearly $15 billion dollar settlement with regulators and owners of its diesel vehicles.
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• 10:58
Critics of this approach have voiced concerns about ethics and privacy, but it has occasionally proved successful when it comes to solving gruesome crimes.
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• 9:17
A law professor and a pediatrician caution that sharing information about your kids online can have unintended consequences.
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• 3:59
Resources for STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — are now plentiful in schools. But there are fewer guidelines on how to add the "A," or art, into the mix.
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• 9:47
On our weekly new music segment we've got a power group from West Africa, legendary British singer Shirley Collins and some Afro-Rock from New York.
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• 6:34
Voter outreach groups are hoping that Latino, Asian and young voters will turn out in big numbers come November 8. But with all the attention on a contentious presidential race, will that interest carry over to local issues on the ballot?
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• 5:38
While California doesn't have strict voter ID laws or long waits at the polling places, advocacy groups want to prevent illegal activities that may intimidate and disenfranchise voters.
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• 11:25
Political correspondents share the pros and cons of reporting on one of the most contentious presidential races in recent memory.
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• 7:55
Women have been breaking through all kinds of glass ceilings this year. This one is in the ocean.
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• 2:56
One public radio host, one patient instructor, and lots of sting rays.
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• 11:55
Jason Porath found complex and rebellious women from history and illustrated them in kids' movie style, even if their real lives were far from fairy tales.