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Claireece "Precious" Jones is living a nightmare: she's morbidly obese, twice impregnated by her father, mentally and physically abused by her mother. But just as her life seems entirely untenable, fate offers a way out — and slowly, with a mulish persistence, Precious starts to come into her own. (Recommended)

Why is it important for children to have a connection to nature? How have changes in our culture and our built environment reduced our ability to access the natural world? We speak to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies professor Stephen Kellert about the research he's done on the role of nature in the evolution of human biology and culture. We also discuss how "biolphilic design" can be used to change the way our cities are built to increase our connection to nature.

Airs Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

School-based health clinics are few and far between. But under the law overhauling health care, the federal government is awarding $95 million in grants to build, renovate or equip such clinics.

The word immigrant often brings to mind people from Mexico. But the Southwest’s immigrant communities come from countries across the globe, and includes a group of Congolese in Arizona.

Congress and the State of California are looking at ways to tax online sales. Amazon.com pays no sales tax in California. The brick and mortar stores do.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is about to unveil its newest installation — a 340-ton boulder that visitors will be able to walk right under. It's called Levitated Mass, and it's taken a custom hauling job, about $10 million and more than 40 years to get it where it is today.

'Hanna' Director Talks About Making His First Action Film

At a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the president said the United States has a responsibility to care for servicemen and -women who have been physically and psychologically wounded in combat.

California lawmakers are considering a measure that would require health plans to provide the same level of care for mental health disorders as physical ones. Currently, insurers only have to cover se