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Kara Dethlefsen, an active-duty Marine, attends the monthly food pantry at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base near San Diego. Her husband is also a Marine. She says the food assistance is helping them get ready for his transition back to civilian life. The couple has a 4-month-old daughter.

When Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their Families

About 23,000 military families rely on food stamps, according to Census figures. But advocates say that number is only a partial picture of the need among people who are currently serving.

Jennifer Rikard, at right in this undated photo, is director of San Diego State University's Counseling and Psychological Services and helps students receive services tailored to their specific, individual needs.

'Bigoted Messages' Found In SDSU Campus Restroom

University says we must 'reject divisiveness and hatred on our campus'

University students who belong to indigenous tribes prepare for a ceremony to affirm their ethnic identity. Taiwan's aboriginal tribes arrived thousands of years before Chinese immigrants, but now account for only 2 percent of the population.

Taiwanese President Issues Country's First Apology To Indigenous People

"We have to face the truth," Tsai Ing-wen said to representatives of the native tribes of Taiwan. She said her government offered its "fullest apology" for the treatment of aboriginal Taiwanese.

A selection of low-alcohol wines, including a Riesling from Germany, a Vinho Verdes from Portugal, and a Txakoli from the Basque region in Spain.

The Secret's In The Sugar: Lower-Alcohol Wines Are Taking Off

Big, bold wines have their fans. But with the arrival of summer, make room for a bumper crop of lighter, more subtle wines which have a lower alcohol content than other wines.

Kimbo Slice signs autographs at the UFC 100 Expo in Las Vegas in 2009. Slice died suddenly Monday at the age of 42.

Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Kimbo Slice Dies At 42

Slice parlayed videos of his street fights into a career as an MMA fighter. He reportedly died Monday at a Florida hospital of as-yet-undisclosed causes.

A New Vote On Brexit Resurfaces Racial Anxieties Among Black Brits

Brexit has made many black people question their place in British society, and the snap election may yet heighten their anxiety.

Some of Martha’s all-time favorite recipes have something in common — they’re made with nuts, lending both flavor and texture. Her impressive pecan tart (pictured) has a secret ingredient.

MARTHA BAKES: Nuts

Airs Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Former defense minister Yuriko Koike waves at passersby during her campaign rally for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo on Friday.

Tokyo Elects Its First Female Governor

Japanese voters have elected Yuriko Koike as the capital's first female governor. She's taking the helm amid high-pressure preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Anchoveta are processed at a fish meal factory in Lima, Peru in 2009. Peru and Chile have the world's largest anchoveta fishery, making them the world's largest producers of fish for fishmeal.

90 Percent Of Fish We Use for Fishmeal Could Be Used To Feed Humans Instead

Currently, one-fourth of all fish caught globally goes to produce fishmeal and fish oil for farmed seafood, pigs and chickens. A lot of it is "food grade" and could be feeding the world's hungry.

Taser International is now selling police departments the technology to store videos from body cameras.

As Police Body Cameras Increase, What About All That Video?

Police cams have suddenly become a big business. But the real money is in selling departments a way to store each day's video. Firms are offering easy uploads to the cloud but costs are bound to grow.

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