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Outreach coordinator Sonny Weakhee (left) talks with a restaurant customer about health insurance for Native Americans in Shiprock, N.M., in early August.

Spreading The Word: Obamacare Is For Native Americans, Too

Many Native Americans rely entirely on free care from the financially strapped Indian Health Service. Advocates say signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act can broaden their choices.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigns for Proposition 11 in Summer 2008. Prop 11, narrowly approved by voters that fall, created a Citizens Redistricting Commission that now draws California congressional and legislative districts.

Schwarzenegger Makes Rare Return To State Capital

Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to the state capital on Monday for two high-profile public events to discuss California's fight against climate change and unveil his official portrait at the Capitol.

Sometimes the Lincoln Highway itself (pictured) is just a beautiful site as it stretches out toward the horizon, all along its coast-to-coast route. It doesn’t matter if you’re in Utah (or anywhere on the route) when you take "A Ride Along The Lincoln Highway."

A Ride Along The Lincoln Highway

Airs Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 (not available to stream on demand)

Members of the Brazilian Matis tribe compete in a blowgun competition in 2002. Do not try this at home.

Note To Teen Boy With Blowgun: It's Exhale, Not Inhale

Parents would like to think their teenage sons are spending the summer reviewing calculus. Unfortunately, at least a few of them may be manufacturing homemade blowguns, with unexpectedly painful results.

$0 Profits Couldn't Hold Back This Year's Tech Darlings

Zero. That's the total amount of revenue created by Snapchat in 2013. It's the total profit collected by Twitter. And it's roughly how much Apple's stock price has increased between early last December and now.

The 1962 Nobel Prize Medal in Medicine or Physiology that James Watson sold at auction last week will be returned to him, at the buyer's request.

After $4.75 Million Auction, Watson Will Get Nobel Medal Back

"In my opinion, a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognizing his achievements is unacceptable," says Russian business tycoon Alisher Usmanov.

AquaBounty's salmon (background) has been genetically modified to grow bigger and faster than a conventional Atlantic salmon of the same age (foreground.)

Genetically Modified Salmon: Coming To A River Near You?

Scientists are trying to predict what might happen if genetically modified salmon escaped growth facilities. It's a scenario often raised by critics who don't want the FDA to approve sale of the fish.

Pinterest users helped police in Redwood City, Calif., reunite stolen property with its owners.

You Love Pinterest. Find Out Why The Police Do, Too

Cops worldwide are getting savvy about social media, branching out beyond Facebook to solve everything from murder cases to thefts.

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards and his new wife, Trina Grimes Scott, after getting married in the French Quarter in New Orleans, La., in July 2011.

Edwin Edwards: Governor, Convict, Reality TV Star -- Congressman?

Rascally former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards was once so confident about re-election that he declared "the only way I can lose is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy."

Are Black Voters Ready For Hillary Clinton?

African Americans are going to be key to a Hillary Clinton presidential run. After a tense 2008 primary fight with Barack Obama, she's trying to win them over.

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