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Arizona had one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates during the 2008 recession. That year, Trump University tempted Phoenix residents to make money off those foreclosures.

Trump University Promised To Help People Profit Off The Foreclosure Crisis

Internal documents show how Trump University offered advice on how to exploit the "Great Recession" that peaked in 2008 and caused housing prices to plummet.

"There's a kind of a bridge between cognitive therapy and Buddhist practice in evolutionary psychology," says author Robert Wright.

Can Buddhist Practices Help Us Overcome The Biological Pull Of Dissatisfaction?

Science journalist and author Robert Wright says that Buddhist enlightenment might help counteract our natural tendency towards unhappiness. His new book is Why Buddhism is True.

Democratic congressional candidate Regina Bateson (left) speaks with local resident Paige Stauss outside a public library in Granite Bay, Calif., following a campaign event.

Thinking Of Running For Office? A Website Lets You Test The Waters

Think you may want to run for public office? A new site lets you crowdfund a potential campaign. See how a California congressional candidate was inspired to give it a try.

Report Says CIA Misled Senate, White House On Interrogation Program

The report is the most comprehensive account of interrogation techniques used by the CIA after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The report's release has been controversial

Scott Gottlieb, FDA deputy commissioner for policy, speaks to reporters at the Reuters Health summit in New York in 2005.

Trump Chooses Dr. Scott Gottlieb To Head Food And Drug Administration

Gottlieb is seen as a mainstream pick for an agency that oversees a quarter of the U.S. economy, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, cosmetics and other areas of human and animal health.

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee died in the early hours of Tuesday morning. He's seen here with his wife, Anita Lee, at a NASA event earlier this month.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Dies At Age 65

Mayor Ed Lee was not known to be ill; he died at a San Francisco hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

A cat stands on a playhouse in New Jersey, which could become the first state to ban the practice of declawing cats.

A Declaw Law? Veterinarians Divided Over N.J. Cat Claw Bill

New Jersey could be the first state to ban veterinarians from declawing cats. Critics say it's barbaric. But some veterinarians say the practice helps prevent cats from being euthanized.

America In Black & Blue, A PBS NEWSHOUR Weekend Special

Airs Friday, July 15, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A College President On Her School's Worst Year Ever

Student deaths, mental health issues, stress and overwork, racial and ethnic tensions: These are just some of the challenges faced by Maria Klawe at Harvey Mudd College.

Israeli athletes walk into the stadium with their flag at the Munich Summer Olympics, 1972, Munich, Germany.

Munich '72 And Beyond

Airs Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

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