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After spending a month working around their home districts, California Assembly members are back at the Capitol to finish up final the six weeks of the legislative session.

Russia's annexation of Crimea is reshaping the lives of residents throughout the peninsula. Some find comfort in Russian rule, while others equate Moscow's control with intimidation and persecution.

In the Iron Manmovie series, Robert Downey Jr. plays a billionaire working with his trusty robot to build a protective suit that will help him battle evil.

Do saguaros spontaneously combust?

Rising water temperatures and increasing ocean acidity can kill coral reefs. But a new study finds that dead reefs can potentially recover from catastrophes if ocean temperatures stabilize. Some scientists say the resiliency of coral reef may be the key to their survival.

Are you afraid of the dark? In his latest children's book, The Dark, Daniel Handler — who writes under the pen name Lemony Snicket — takes on darkness itself, with the story of a young boy who confronts his biggest fear.

Several arrests have been made in connection with the collapse of an illegally constructed garment factory in Bangladesh last week that killed at least 380 people outside the capital, Dhaka. Meanwhile, rescuers say they have given up hope of finding anyone else alive.

Airs Monday, September 5, 2011 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Navajo Nation is opening its fourth casino this spring in Twin Arrows, Ariz., just east of Flagstaff. The project includes 1,100 slot machines and 200 hotel rooms. The operators will need a lot of people to staff it.

The fight over abortion in Texas is being played out in federal court, where abortion rights activists are challenging a new state law.