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A selection of artists from the first-ever NPR Turning the Tables readers' poll.

Turning The Tables: The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women (As Chosen By You)

The results are in for our reader poll, and your picks for the greatest albums made by women deeply modify and sometimes openly challenge our original Turning the Tables list.

Samantha Bond as Frances Barden and Francesca Annis as Joyce Cameron.

MASTERPIECE: Home Fires

Airs Sundays, Jan. 29-Feb. 19, March 26 & April 2, 2017 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

Cars drive through flooding at College and University avenues, Jan. 20, 2017.

Severe Thunderstorm Topples Trees, Floods Roadways

A severe thunderstorm warning expired Friday afternoon, but flooding could continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

The moving drama hailed as “irresistible" by The Wall Street Journal returns for a final season. HOME FIRES follows the story of a group of inspirational women in an English village during World War II. As the conflict takes hold and the separation from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers becomes more painful, the women rely on one another and the friendships forged through village life. Samantha Bond (DOWNTON ABBEY) and Francesca Annis (RECKLESS) head the extraordinary cast.

MASTERPIECE: Home Fires (The Final Season)

Airs Sundays, April 2 - May 7, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A 2017 photo from Arts District Liberty Station's Second Saturday Cinema.

Summer 2017 Guide To Outdoor Movies In San Diego

Summer's almost here, and that means it's outdoor movie season in San Diego.

Ayden, 9, walks along a boardwalk at River Park Marina in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He has autism, ADHD and a seizure disorder, which many schools in the area are not equipped to help him with.

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees

Florida has the most choices of any state for students with special needs: public, private, charter and home schooling. Still, some families can't find a good fit.

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., listens to constituents at a town hall in April.

Senate Health Care Bill Hangs In The Balance As 5 Lawmakers Waver

Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, Mike Lee and Dean Heller all say they oppose the bill in its current form, though they're open to negotiating. Republicans can afford to lose only two votes.

Mothers take care of their children while lining up to buy staple goods outside a supermarket in Caracas earlier this month.

The Nightmare Of Grocery Shopping In Venezuela

Venezuela's economic model has imploded. With food production, import and distribution now controlled by the government, shelves are bare. A day's hunt for groceries in Caracas can prove futile.

Workers' gear hangs inside Lobster Trap's facility in Steuben, Maine.

Maine's Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.

More than 400 Special Olympics athletes and coaches take a break at the U.S.O.'s Neil Ash Airport Center at Lindbergh Field, July 21, 2015.

Special Olympic Athletes Visit San Diego On Way To World Games

Special Olympics athletes and coaches came to San Diego on Tuesday as they prepare for the World Games in Los Angeles. They will join more than 6,000 other athletes from 165 countries.

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