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Candidate John Magufuli looks out from an election billboard in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city. The former teacher and chemist took office as president in November and has pledged to fight corruption. His nickname: "the bulldozer."

You Can Have Our Millions — But First You Must Pass Our Test

The U.S. aid group MCC just suspended a $463 million "compact" with Tanzania because of concerns about unfair elections on its semi-autonomous island, Zanzibar.

Tunisian rapper Klay BBJ in an image from his Facebook page.

As Artistic Freedoms Dwindle, A Tunisian Rapper Is On The Run

Rapper Klay BBJ's mother says he was arrested and beaten over a song he performed that criticized police. Human Rights Watch says his case is one in a series of prosecutions targeting artists' freedom of speech.

Marcus Taylor watches students following an incident during class. Mentors often help teachers intervene.

For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

At Baltimore's Renaissance Academy High School, mentors help students cope with the trauma in their daily lives. The principal says the aim is not just to keep boys in school, but to keep them alive.

The city's arts commission voted in June to replenish some of the funds awarded to the San Diego Opera saying the company restabilized.

City Finds More Money For San Diego Opera

The San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture replenishes its funding of the San Diego Opera in light of the company's restructuring.

The pastor of Fort Des Moines Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa, says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is "morally loathsome."

Many Evangelicals Are In 'An Awkward Place' With Trump Atop GOP

Donald Trump's popularity with self-described evangelical Christians fades among those who attend church regularly. "The true evangelical," says an Iowa pastor, is in "a quandary, a dilemma."

World leaders attend a working session on the Global Economy during the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday.

Paris Attacks Cloud Conversation At Summit Of World Powers

At the Group of 20 summit, President Obama reassured Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. will do more to find a solution to Syria's political crisis, while also countering ISIS.

Martin Cooper, inventor of the Dynatech, and the first person to make a call from a mobile phone in 1973.

The Mobile Revolution

Airs Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

The old courtroom building at Camp Justice, site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba.

Fact Check: Is Obama Handing Guantanamo Bay Back To Cuba?

President Obama wants to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. If the prison closes, some have warned, the president would hand the base itself over to Cuba.

In June 2013, Tuskegee Airman Dabney Montgomery waves to the crowd as he is introduced before the start of a baseball game in New York.

Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. Bodyguard Dies at 93

Dabney Montgomery served as a ground crewman with the Tuskegee Airman in Italy in World War II. He joined the civil rights movement when he came home and protected King during the march from Selma.

Anthony Matthews collects letters from dissatisfied customers — including himself — at his website, <a href="http://www.dearcustomerrelations.com/">Dear Customer Relations</a>. He's crowd-funding a book based on the site.

Customer Dissatisfaction: The Fine Art Of The Funny Complaint

Anthony Matthews is a master of the consumer complaint, writing and collecting some of the best letters to customer service. Two of his tips for success: use humor and write a real, hard-copy letter.

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