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District attorney candidates Geneviéve Jones-Wright, left, and Summer Stephan.

Fact Check: DA Candidate's Campaign Claims Supporting Opponent A 'Threat' To Public Safety

The campaign for Summer Stephan, interim San Diego County District Attorney, is behind a recently launched website that claims supporting DA candidate Geneviéve Jones-Wright is a threat to public safety.

Rapid population growth in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, coupled with a household dependence on coal for heating and cooking has created perfect conditions for one of the most extreme cases of air pollution in the world.

Mongolia's Capital Banned Coal To Fix Its Pollution Problem. Will It Work?

Winter nights in Ulaanbaatar can drop to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Many residents without electricity burn coal to heat their homes, leading to toxic air and health problems.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., campaigned for Democratic candidates across the country this summer, including challengers hoping to oust GOP candidates in her home state.

Pelosi Focuses On Retaking The House, Dismisses Questions About Her Leadership

While some are calling for her to step aside Rep. Nancy Pelosi continues to raise money and campaign across the country. She downplays ideological splits in the party and pledges a check on Trump.

Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on July 6. China has announced a plan to impose more tariffs on U.S. goods, in response to escalating trade threats from the Trump administration.

China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods

Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. China quickly vowed to take countermeasures.

Also: A published report lists Special Counsel Mueller's questions for President Trump; Pompeo on Israel's documents regarding Iran's nuclear plans; and renowned taekwondo master Jhoon Rhee dies.

Rice University says many undergraduate students from families with incomes up to $200,000 "will no longer be required to take out loans." Here, a statue of the school's founder, William Marsh Rice, is seen on its campus in Houston.

Rice University Says Middle-Class And Low-Income Students Won't Have To Pay Tuition

Full scholarships are earmarked for all students whose families have income between $65,000 and $130,000. Below that income level, grants will bolster the aid package even further.

President Donald Trump hold up the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act that he signed, Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

Trump Extends Private-Sector Health Care Program For Vets

President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to temporarily extend a program that lets some veterans seek medical care in the private sector, part of an effort by the president to deliver on a campaign promise.

The Cleveland Orchestra. Franz Welser-Möst, conductor. Lang Lang, piano.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration

Airs Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

In this photo, Younghwa Chun (left) and Euni Cho celebrate the opening of Sweet Studio Dal D patisserie in Seoul, South Korea, in 2017. Chun was a toddler when her family fled North Korea, and doesn't have memories of life there.

2 Generations, 2 Different Perspectives On Korean Reunification

Jean H. Lee, a former Pyongyang bureau chief for The Associated Press, finds older relatives who fled North Korea dream of a different future than younger South Koreans.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price compares a copy of the Affordable Care Act (right) and a copy of the new House Republican health care bill during a White House press briefing on Tuesday.

House Health Bill Is Just The Beginning: Overhaul Promised In 3 Phases

A Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, currently being marked up in House committees, is the first step of GOP plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.

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