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Kim Johnson of Ridgefield, Conn., says her 2014 Jetta lost more than $1,000 in value because, once fixed, it will no longer get the advertised mileage.

Emissions Scandal Is Hurting VW Owners Trying To Resell

As resale prices drop, the emissions cheating scandal is costing customers who want to sell their Volkswagen diesels. "I think it's a tainted product now," says analyst Dave Galvin.

The temple of Sharfadin in Northern Iraq is 800 years old, and followers of the Yazidi religion consider it one of the most sacred sites in the world. Though ISIS tried to destroy it, a small group of Yazidi fighters kept the shrine standing.

Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS

Led by a celebrated Yazidi fighter, a small band of Kurdish peshmerga survived a months-long ISIS onslaught. Unlike others in Syria and Iraq, this sacred place still stands, nearly unscathed.

Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight raises his fist after talking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign stop last week in Evansville, Ind.

4 Things To Watch In The Indiana Primary

How much will Donald Trump pad his lead, and what will Ted Cruz do next? Even if Bernie Sanders wins, Hillary Clinton's lead is virtually insurmountable. And the GOP Senate primary is one to watch.

Jesse Vega checks out a vehicle at an Uber "Work On Demand" recruitment event March 10 in South Los Angeles. The company is researching ways to get rid of its surge pricing, a feature that drivers like but that can make costs unpredictable for consumers.

Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It

Uber is using machine learning to predict high demand, which would allow the app to schedule extra drivers instead of hiking rates at busy times. But such a change would hurt driver pay.

Tanzania's women farmers star in a reality show sponsored by Oxfam.

Female Farmers Find Fame And Fortune On Reality TV Show

How fast can you vaccinate a goat? That's one of the challenges in "Female Food Heroes," a contest in Tanzania, Nigeria and Ethiopia.

President Obama, speaking in Prague, in 2009, said: "I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." While Obama has pushed for a reduction in nuclear arms throughout his presidency, he has also agreed to an expensive upgrade of America's aging nuclear arsenal.

Obama's Nuclear Paradox: Pushing For Cuts, Agreeing To Upgrades

Obama has sought to reduce the world's nuclear stockpile throughout his tenure. Yet he's also put the U.S. on course to spend some $1 trillion on upgrading its aging nuclear arsenal.

Satao was a rare elephant with tusks so big they almost touched the ground.

One Of Kenya's Legendary 'Tuskers' Is Killed By Poachers

The elephant Satao was known as a tusker, because his tusks were so large, they almost touched the ground. A conservation group identified Satao despite his mutilated carcass.

Does Addiction Treatment Require A Higher Power?

Author Maia Szalavitz argues that it's impossible to destigmatize addiction while also rendering it the only diagnosis in medicine for which the treatment is explicitly moral.

ULTIMATE RESTORATIONS host Bob McNeil and engineer Jeff Rutherford study restoration plans for the 1885 schooner Coronet.

ULTIMATE RESTORATIONS: The Schooner Coronet: Racing Into History

Airs Monday, May 11, 2015 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shakes hands at a campaign office Tuesday, as voters gave him a second term. He won a runoff election against Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.

Chicago Mayor Keeps His Job In Tough Runoff Election

Rahm Emanuel has won a second term, fending off Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.

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