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In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo potential voters wait in long lines to register and vote at the Los Angeles County Registrar's office in Los Angeles.

California Restores Some Ex-Felons' Voting Rights, Still Undecided On Underage Voting

California has made its decision on one of the propositions attempting to expand voting rights.

Chief Justice John Roberts, here at the State of the Union address in February, has concluded a momentous term with the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice John Roberts Rebuked Trump This Term. What's He Up To?

John Roberts has shaped rulings that upset conservatives but left room for those on the right to prevail in later cases.

Pier Fries in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, was open and serving recently, but a few restaurants have announced they will close permanently.

Maine's Seasonal Businesses Feeling Economic Effects Of The Coronavirus

Maine's economy relies heavily on summer tourism. With Memorial Day around the corner, many business owners are figuring out when and whether they'll be allowed to reopen.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive on Air Force One at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on June 9 ahead of a series of summits and meetings in Europe.

Biden's Summit With Putin Follows A Harrowing History Of U.S. Meetings With Russia

When Russia was still the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, summits with its leaders were largely about fears of a thermonuclear duel and mass annihilation. Here's a look back at the highlights.

A sign requiring face covering is pictured at a beach in San Diego, July 10, 2020.

Scorching Heat Wave Arrives In San Diego

Scorching heat is expected everywhere except the coast in San Diego County Friday and a brutal stretch of temperatures is not expected to relent until the middle of next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Filmmaker and UCSD graduate Marvin Choi on the set of his film "A Knight's Tour," which just became available streaming.

UCSD Alum Has New Indie Film 'A Knight's Tour' Streaming

Kickstarter project now available on iTunes, Google Play, YouTube

A fishing village near Nouakchott, Mauritania. After a severe drought, many of the country's pastoral nomads turned to the sea for their livelihood.

A Flying Photographer Looks Down On Earth In Awe And Sorrow

In his new book, The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene, George Steinmetz offers a bird's-eye view of the mark humans have made on the global landscape.

An evacuee lies on a cot at an evacuation shelter for people with disabilities in Stuart, Fla., in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 1, 2019. Now, with the pandemic raging, officials across the South are trying to adjust their evacuation and shelter plans.

Disaster Relief For The Elderly And Disabled Is Already Hard. Now Add A Pandemic

Natural disasters are already deadly for the elderly and people with disabilities. During the pandemic, advocates say disaster preparation has fallen short in meeting the needs of the most at risk.

Runbeck Election Services oversees production of tens of millions of mail-in ballots for elections nationwide in Phoenix, Ariz. With many states expected to expand mail-in voting for November, experts warn that existing ballot printing services could quickly become overwhelmed.

Ballot Printers Increase Capacity To Prepare For Mail Voting Surge

With mail-in voting set to grow due to the coronavirus, experts warn that the companies that print ballots could get overwhelmed. One of the country's biggest vendors is ramping up capacity quickly.

Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) students at Eastern New York Correctional Facility in an advanced bachelor’s degree seminar.

COLLEGE BEHIND BARS (New Series)

Airs Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25-26, 2019 at 9 - 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

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