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Chiwetel Ejiofor as Louis (center), with band members, Miles Brett as band member six on tenor sax, in a scene from DANCING ON THE EDGE.

Airs Sundays, June 26 - Aug. 14, 2016 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

People have been waiting in line inside cars and on foot with gas canisters since before sunrise on Monday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

At A Gas Station With No Gas, Puerto Ricans Settle In For An Interminable Wait

Gas is scarce in Puerto Rico. East of San Juan, a station is due to receive fuel — but no one knows when the tanker will show up. Some people are angry. Others are playing dominoes.

The first medals of the 2018 Winter Olympics, in the women's cross-country 15-kilometer skiathlon, were won by (from left) Norway's Marit Bjoergen, silver; Sweden's Charlotte Kalla, gold; and Finland's Krista Parmakoski, bronze.

Winter Olympics Kick Off With Biting Winds And History-Making Wins

Jessie Diggins had the highest Olympic finish ever for a U.S. women's cross-country skier.

Campaign staff member Aisha Chughtai (left) speaks with Erin Murphy (center), a Democratic candidate for Minnesota governor, at the campaign's St. Paul headquarters as colleague Charles Cox looks on. Chughtai and Cox are members of a newly formed campaign workers union.

Long Hours, Low Pay Push Some Democratic Campaign Workers To Unionize

"It's been far too long that workers in this industry have been exploited," said Ihaab Syed, the secretary of the Campaign Workers Guild.

Al-Salam mosque in Houston opened its doors and offered shelter during Hurricane Harvey. The doors have paper signs taped to them directing people to the shelter area.

At Al-Salam Mosque In Houston, All Are Welcome

A day after the hurricane hit Houston, Al-Salam mosque in Houston welcomed people displaced by flooding. "I'm Catholic and my husband is Jewish, but it is beyond all that," says one volunteer.

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW: Season 3

Airs Mondays, July 15, 2019 from 9-11 p.m., July 22-Aug. 26 at 10 p.m., and Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. & 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.

Stocks Repeatedly Sink And Recover As Wild Ride Continues

After big swings higher and lower, U.S. stocks are up slightly in afternoon trading Tuesday as investors look for calm after a global sell-off. The swings came one day after the steepest drop in 6 ½ years.

A Menstruation Movie Is On The Short List For An Oscar Nomination

It all started when a guy wanted to create a better sanitary pad for his wife. And now there's a new documentary about the impact of his work.

The San Ysidro School District offices are shown in this undated photo.

Budget Error Means San Ysidro School District Owes State $5.1 Million

The San Ysidro School District for two years overstated student enrollment and now owes the state an estimated $5.1 million.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its first dive between Saturn and its rings early Wednesday, as the final act in a nearly 20-year mission.

Cassini Spacecraft Starts Weaving Between Saturn And Its Rings

"Shields Up!" the Cassini craft's Twitter feed announced Wednesday. If all goes well, new images of the ringed planet will reach Earth early Thursday.

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