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Inmates talk with professors about how to teach classes in the Inside-Out program, where half the students are prisoners and half are traditional college students.

Inside-Out: Where Campus Life Meets Prison Life

Two decades ago, a prisoner serving a life sentence had an idea of a college course. This year, over 100 universities and colleges will be offering a class just like the one he envisioned.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Station 1 is shown in this undated photo.

Forecasters Warn Of Hazardous Fire Conditions For San Diego County

San Diego County is facing late-season wildfire danger due to dry conditions, a potentially record-setting heat wave and unseasonable Santa Ana winds, authorities said Monday.

Cassini space craft versus Saturn (Illustration).

NOVA: Death Dive To Saturn

Airs Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, is seen in the State Dining Room of the White House in February. In an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday, Bannon said, "Economic nationalism is what this country was built on."

FACT CHECK: Were The 1800s Steve Bannon's Kind Of America?

"America was built on her citizens," the former White House strategist told CBS. NPR's Steve Inskeep assesses how Bannon's claims about economic nationalism and border control align with history.

Laura (Dafne Keen) hooks up with Logan (Hugh Jackman) for a violent road trip in "Logan." The shot calls to mind images from the video game "The Last of Us."

Finally, They Get A Wolverine Film Right

'Logan' is the Wolverine film we have been waiting for

The Texas state House has passed an amendment prohibiting transgender students from using public school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. A separate Legislature measure allowing religious exemptions for adoption and foster care is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.

Texas Lawmakers Revive 'Bathroom Bill,' OK Religious Refusal Of Adoptions

A proposal governing bathroom use by transgender students in public schools has moved forward. A bill to allow adoption agencies to deny gay, unmarried or non-Christian would-be parents has passed.

Surfside satellite wagering facility, Del Mar Fairgrounds, May 17,2017

Del Mar Fair Board To Vote On New Indoor Entertainment Venue

The Del Mar Fair Board votes Tuesday on a new indoor concert venue, in an effort to generate more revenue at the Surfside satellite wagering facility.

This undated photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast weapon, the U.S. military's largest non-nuclear bomb, which contains 11 tons of explosives. The Pentagon said U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped a GBU-43B on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan on Thursday, April 13, 2017.

US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb On ISIS Target In Afghanistan

U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with "the mother of all bombs," the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said.

Toddlers need consistent care from a pediatrician to make sure, among other things, that they are hitting developmental milestones and their vaccinations are up-to-date.

Red Tape Leaves Some Low-Income Toddlers Without Health Insurance

Despite government policies designed to encourage health coverage for these children, many families are thwarted by confusing rules and regulations, advocacy groups say.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) exterior, near Carlsbad, N.M.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Containment

Airs Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

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