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Diane Garrison Langston, a board-certified music therapist at the Gainesville, Fla. VA, is teaching Joshua Lawhorn guitar to help with his post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury in this undated photo.

New VA Telehealth Program Brings Art Therapy To Vets At Home

The VA in Florida has begun offering telehealth programs in dance, visual art, and music. The programs link therapists with veterans in their homes.

A San Diego police officer with a police dog waits outside a house with a possible suspect inside Friday, July 29, 2016.

San Diego Police Unveil New Advertising Campaign To Attract More Officers

The San Diego Police Department said it still needs to fill more than 200 positions and they are using a new marketing campaign to get it done.

In the eighth season of MARTHA BAKES, Martha Stewart prepares baked goods using healthier ingredients.

MARTHA BAKES: Season 8

Airs Saturdays, Oct. 21 - Nov. 18 & Dec. 16 & 30, 2017 - Feb. 10, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

"Flippy," a burger-grilling robot developed by Miso Robotics, is now operating at a Caliburger in Pasadena.

'Flippy' The Fast Food Robot (Sort Of) Mans The Grill At Caliburger

The international burger chain says Flippy, which is so-far operating at a single franchise restaurant in Pasadena, Calif., can grill 150 burgers per hour.

People listen to the radio as the results of the presidential elections are announced in Kireka, Uganda, in February. Many rural Ugandans don't have Internet access, and the radio is a central source of news — and platform for citizens' opinions.

Turn On, Tune In, Transcribe: U.N. Develops Radio-Listening Tool

In rural Uganda, "radio is everything," as one journalist puts it. So the U.N., hoping to hear more rural voices, used a tiny amount of data to build speech recognition software for new languages.

James Jean and Patrice Worthy, photographed in New York City. They model clothing by Ikiré Jones.

Stunning Photos Depict Migrants 'As They'd Rather Be Seen'

The photos avoid war, destruction and poverty — and instead focus on the beauty and resilience of people who leave home in search of a better life.

More companies are stepping in to help their workers with a much cheaper way to get some emergency cash than payday loans.

Walmart And Others Offer Workers Payday Loan Alternative

When lower-income working Americans have an unexpected expense, many turn to high-cost loans and get in financial trouble. More employers are giving them a much cheaper way to get emergency cash.

Intel Chief Diversity Officer Danielle Brown speaks during the Women Who Spark Awards presented by Intel in Las Vegas on Jan. 7.

Intel Discloses Diversity Data, Challenges Tech Industry To Follow Suit

Intel is revealing more details about its diversity goals — the ones the chipmaker has met and failed to meet — than any other Silicon Valley giant to date.

High-Achieving, Low-Income Students: Where Elite Colleges Are Falling Short

Top students from low-income families make up just 3 percent of enrollment on elite campuses, and a new report says there are lots of things higher ed can do to fix that.

Brian Wansink demonstrates his "bottomless bowl of soup" — used to show that people eat more when served in a bowl secretly replenished from the inside — after he was awarded a 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in 2007 at Harvard University. Wansink made a name for himself producing pithy, palatable studies that connected people's eating habits with cues from their environment.

Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science

Brian Wansink made a name for himself producing pithy, palatable studies that connected people's eating habits with cues from their environment. His data manipulation now serves as a cautionary tale.

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