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Katie Ledecky won a gold medal in the women's 200-meter freestyle at Rio's Summer Olympics on Tuesday, in a race that was close — but not as close as the one Michael Phelps swam.

On this week's Word Watch, we take a look at how the term "going Dutch" went from insult to the norm.

"I try to tune out all the drag that's out there and tap into the drag I was doing when I was a little kid — when I didn't even know the word 'queer' or that gay people were out there," Velour said.

A warming climate is knocking nature's rhythms out of sync. High in the Rocky Mountains, scientists have been tracking the impact for decades.

Varying levels of preparedness were on display at an Orlando meeting between Florida election officials and staffers from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

Construction crews are already building some of the border wall prototypes along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego.

San Diego State University is starting a new program to provide housing to college students who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Using everything from soda cans to matchboxes, the Congolese artist crafted utopian dioramas, now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Airs Sunday, December 25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV