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Airs Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Paw Say calls Karen refugees to remind them to register to vote, May 12, 2016.

In Low Voting San Diego Neighborhood, Refugee Groups Want 100% Turnout

The City Heights neighborhood has historically had the lowest voter turnout in San Diego, but some refugees are bucking that trend.

Each year thousands of people from around the world tour the Gomantong Cave. Although scientists have found a potentially dangerous virus in bats that roost in the cave, no one has ever gotten sick from a trip to this cave.

The Next Pandemic Could Be Dripping On Your Head

Bats, birds and tourists love a good cave. And so do viruses. Scientists say this mixture could trigger a deadly outbreak.

The Stock Market Is On An Epic Upswing. Here's Why It Probably Hasn't Benefited You

The Dow Jones industrial average passed another milestone today. Here's a little explainer as to why stocks have done so well in recent years — and why it doesn't affect the wallets of most Americans.

Mary Rich, the mother of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich, gives a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2016. Seth Rich was gunned down walking through a D.C. neighborhood in July 2016. Some have theorized, without proof, that his death was related to his DNC work.

Unproved Claims Re-Emerge Around DNC Staffer's Death: Here's What You Should Know

Seth Rich was a young staffer at the Democratic National Committee, shot near his home in July 2016. Here's why the story — and the conspiracy around it — keep resurfacing.

AT&T wants to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion, highlighting that the two giants don't compete. But the scope of the deal is already drawing criticism from lawmakers and presidential candidates.

The AT&T-Time Warner Merger: What Are The Pros And Cons For Consumers?

AT&T positions itself as the future competitor to cable, promising an era of experimentation and innovation. But consumer advocates raise a raft of concerns. Regulators will weigh both sides.

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex was completed in the mid-1960s. The tunnels extend thousands of feet into Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colo.

In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'

In Raven Rock, Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.

Vannak Prum of Cambodia was sold onto a Thai fishing boat where he was forced to work in miserable conditions for three years before escaping. Thailand's huge fishing industry is coming under increasing criticism for using trafficked workers who have been sold to unscrupulous ship captains.

Confined To A Thai Fishing Boat, For Three Years

Thailand has a huge fishing industry that's chronically short of workers. Human traffickers recruit desperate men from Cambodia and Myanmar, who then find themselves at sea for extended periods in miserable conditions. One man says his ordeal lasted three years.

"We delivered computing power as if it was a utility," says Matt Wood, Amazon Web Services' chief data scientist.

The Price War Over The Cloud Has High Stakes For The Internet

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others are competing to be the main landlords of the cloud. Their terms and prices could control who gets to build what on the Internet, and for how much.

This Week In Race: A Verdict, The Donald, And The Other Donald

From two trials that reveal much about Charleston, S.C., beyond its churches to a hard look at President Obama's record on race relations, some stories you shouldn't miss from the front lines of race.

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