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Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai has become a symbol of hope for change in Pakistan and the world. Since her near-fatal shooting in 2012, her voice and reach has grown, as she speaks out against the Taliban's influence, and advocates for education for Pakistani youth.

Some San Diego homeowners are willing to pay hundreds of dollars extra in property taxes every month for newer and better-equipped public schools.

The high school dropout rate for American Indians is almost twice the national average. Educators in Flagstaff have tried to turn that trend around. And they’ve had some success at a place you wouldn’t suspect - the Coconino County Juvenile Detention Center.

Los Angeles has some 2 million uninsured residents. It has long had one of the most disorganized public health systems, too. Now, Dr. Mitch Katz is looking to reshape the system and match patients with their own doctors.

The U.S. Army is overhauling its basic training program for the first time in 30 years. Part of the shift is intended to train a new generation of soldiers whose experience with fighting is usually limited to video games.

After a series of violent attacks on transgender people in Washington, D.C., the city's transgender community is demanding action. Police have hesitated to call the assaults hate crimes, but they're increasing efforts to keep the population safe.

Another Year Wraps Up

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a case that could determine whether a person imprisoned for a crime has a constitutional right to access physical evidence when new methods of analysis could exonerate him.

The high school dropout rate for American Indians is almost twice the national average. Educators in Flagstaff have tried to turn that trend around. And they’ve had some success at a place you wouldn’t suspect -- the Coconino County Juvenile Detention Center.

What can the military do to improve its abilities to identify combat stress, and treat troops returning home from a war zone? We speak to the director of the Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control in San Diego about the challenges servicemembers face when they return home from deployment.