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Wes Morosky, left, owner of Duke's Sport Shop helps Ron Detka as he shops for a rifle at his store in New Castle, Pa.

Trump's Plan To Secure Schools Calls For Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

'Golden Hill' Recalls The Dark Alleys And Twisted Virtue Of 18th-Century NYC

Francis Spufford's historical novel is set in 1746 Lower Manhattan, a world of spies, thieves, card sharks and crooked bankers. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it a "gorgeously crafted" work.

On Twitter on July 26, President Trump declared that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve in the military, contrary to a policy announced by the Pentagon last year. Now 5 trans service members have sued over the announcement.

Second Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Trans Service Members

A judge in Maryland has blocked President Trump's planned change to the military policy on transgender service members in its entirety. Another judge blocked most of the measure just a few weeks ago.

A man casts his vote at a polling station in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, during parliamentary elections in Colombia on March 11. The elections are the first that FARC will partake in as a legal political party. (Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)

Former FARC Rebels Face The Ballot In Colombia Congressional Elections

After signing a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016, the FARC are running a total of 74 candidates for Senate and House of Representative seats.

Ariana Huffington speaks on stage during a conference in 2016 in New York City. She's taking a bigger role at Uber.

Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber?

While Uber wades through crisis after crisis, media mogul Arianna Huffington, the sole woman on its board, is emerging as chief of culture change.

Dr. Dilan Ellegala, left, supervises Dr. Emmanuel Nuwas of Tanzania as he inserts a shunt in a baby with hydrocephalus. Ellegala has played a key role in training local doctors, as described in the new book <em>A Surgeon in the Village. </em>Early on, he trained a hospital staffer who wasn't a doctor to do brain surgery.

Why A Surgeon Taught A Non-Doctor To Do Brain Surgery

It's not the way things usually go. But at the time, Dr. Dilantha Ellegala felt he had no other options if patients were to get the help they needed.

Why A Surgeon Taught A Non-Doctor To Do Brain Surgery

It's not the way things usually go. But at the time, Dr. Dilantha Ellegala felt he had no other options if patients were to get the help they needed.

Sly Stone is one of more than 150 artists featured in the SOUNDBREAKING series airing on PBS in November.

SOUNDBREAKING: The Recording Artist

Airs Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Research with living systems is never simple, scientists say, so there are many possible sources of variation in any experiment, ranging from the animals and cells to the details of lab technique.

What Does It Mean When Cancer Findings Can't Be Reproduced?

Results from some key cancer studies were different when the experiments were redone in different labs. Scientists don't yet know why but say the answer could have health implications for patients.

View of Merriam Mountain from the Twin Oaks Community

North County Housing Proposal Approved by Planning Commission

A plan to build a master-planned community of more than 2,000 new homes in the hills of North County now goes before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The controversial housing development was approved by the San Diego County Planning Commission on Thursday.

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