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Craig Ferris in his office at Wyoming Indian Elementary School in Ethete, Wyo. Ferris spends most of his driving around and knocking on doors on the vast Wind River Reservation.

Wyoming Schools Get Poor Report Card For Native American Absenteeism

One in three Native students are what's considered "chronically absent," in this state. Educators on the Wind River Indian Reservation say that's a major factor holding back student achievement.

Despite Election Defeat, Obama Sees Room To Push His Agenda

President Obama begins his administration's final phase the way he began several others: recovering from disaster, in this case the loss of the Senate. He's striving to show he won't be a lame duck.

LUTHER: Season 2

Airs Fridays, April 1-22, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Lebanese gather at a public beach in Beirut on Aug. 2. Lax governance has allowed developers to turn much of the coastline into private clubs, leaving a dwindling number of public beaches along the Mediterranean.

The Battle For Lebanon's Beaches

In a country with a stunning coastline, a lack of governance has allowed private developers to gobble up prime seaside real estate and shunt aside ordinary Lebanese who depend on public beaches.

A U.S. Coast Guard crew (foreground) with six Cubans who were picked up in the Florida Straits in May. A larger Coast Guard vessel is in the background. The number of Cubans trying to reach the U.S. has soared in the past year. Many Cubans believe it will be more difficult to enter the U.S. as relations improve, though U.S. officials say there will be no rule changes in the near term.

Cuban Immigrants Flow Into The U.S., Fearing The Rules Will Change

One consequence of improved relations is that Cubans believe it will soon be harder to immigrate to the U.S. This year has seen the largest influx of Cubans in more than two decades.

Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing on Tuesday.

Chinese Markets Stumble Again, But World Markets Stabilized

The Shanghai Composite ended 7.6 percent lower and below 3,000 for the first time since December. European markets, however, seemed to shrug off the Chinese rout.

Investigators onboard the USNS Apache retrieved the tow pinger that was used to look for El Faro's voyage data recorder on Oct. 24. Although the wreckage of the ship has been found, the recorder is still missing.

El Faro Wreckage Is Identified Off The Bahamas

A U.S. Navy search crew located the cargo ship, which went down a month ago during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard, using sonar equipment.

Traffic passes the giant animated billboard on the facade of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, in New York's Times Square.

Advertising Company Will Use Its Billboards To Track Passing Cellphones

Clear Channel Outdoor — one of the largest U.S. outdoor advertising companies — says its program tracks consumer behavior using "anonymous aggregated data from consumer cellular and mobile devices."

When Should A Judge Recuse Himself? Supreme Court Weighs The Question

Did a state Supreme Court justice violate the U.S. Constitution when he ruled in a death penalty case he'd been involved with as a prosecutor? That's the case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

Do You Speak Health Insurance? It's Not Easy

Even savvy consumers stumble over the meaning of coinsurance and other jargon. The misunderstandings can be costly, especially when picking a health plan.

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