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A sign at the San Diego VA Medical Center, Nov. 15, 2018.

VA's New Program Helps Vets Seek Care From Outside Doctors

The new program replaces the sometimes troubled Choice program, passed in the wake of the wait time scandal, where veterans were waited months for basic care at the VA.

"I had one day, I worked six hours and made $50. It really wasn't worth it. ... But it doesn't happen that often," says Hilary Gordon, who works as a shopper for the grocery-delivery app Instacart in Sacramento, Calif. "The other day I worked 11-and-a-half hours and made $265. Great? No. But good."

Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your Groceries

After two master's degrees and three children, Hilary Gordon is one of the women who now make up more than half of the contractors at food delivery apps like Instacart. NPR spent a day with her.

Teri Smith is one of over 130,000 workers who shop for and deliver groceries for Instacart. Smith, 46, has worked for Instacart in Arlington, Texas, since August 2018.

At The Mercy Of An App: Workers Feel The Instacart Squeeze

The grocery-delivery app faces a new wave of discontent. Working for an algorithm means tweaks can upend a livelihood — and being a faster, nicer, more experienced worker doesn't guarantee better pay.

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is photographed after winning the best leading actor award for Pain and Glory at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards in Málaga, Spain, on Jan. 26.

Why Labeling Antonio Banderas A 'Person Of Color' Triggers Such A Backlash

When media called him one of the few actors of color nominated for an Oscar, many Spaniards mocked the term or got angry.

Piskor says there's a pop-art, retro feel to his work " that just doesn't exist in any Marvel or DC comics right now."

From B-Boys To X-Men: Alt-Comics' Ed Piskor Goes Mainstream

Cartoonist Ed Piskor is best known for his award-winning Hip Hop Family Tree series, and for working with alt-comics legend Harvey Pekar. So how did he get Marvel to give him a shot at the X-Men?

Stretches of secondary fencing are topped with spirals of concertina wire along the U.S.-Mexico border between the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry, in San Diego on Aug. 16, 2017. Border Patrol agents use the frontage road between this and primary fencing to patrol for immigrants attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.

Trump’s Visit: What You Need To Know About The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

KPBS and inewsource partnered last year to do an in-depth look at the U.S.-Mexico border wall that already exists from California to Texas. We wanted to provide context for President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to build out and fortify the fencing that separates the two nations.

Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) students at Eastern New York Correctional Facility in an advanced bachelor’s degree seminar.

COLLEGE BEHIND BARS (New Series)

Airs Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25-26, 2019 at 9 - 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

A U.S. military vehicle drives past an oil pump jack in the countryside of Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli. President Trump is leaving some U.S. troops in Syria, with the goal of controlling Syria's oil fields. But legal experts say exploiting the oil could amount to pillaging — a war crime.

If U.S. Takes Syrian Oil, It May Violate International Laws Against Pillage

President Trump is leaving some U.S. troops in Syria, with the goal of controlling Syria's oil fields. But legal experts say exploiting the oil could amount to pillaging — a war crime.

Fred Rogers was very playful and exhibited a child's energy and curiosity in almost everything he did, according to photographer Lynn Johnson.

The Man Behind Mister Rogers, Away From The Neighborhood Of Make-Believe

Photographer Lynn Johnson documented Fred Rogers for over a decade, both on and off set. "It was a delight being in his energy field," she says.

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.

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