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At the Flint River during the 2016 crisis, What Lies Upstream director Cullen Hoback looks at the iconic water tower in the distance.

Airs Monday, April 16, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

An ambulance transports a patient to a San Diego hospital, March 27, 2016.

State Still Seeking Vendor For Medical Interpretation Study Nearly Two Years Later

A law passed in September 2016 calls for the study of current medical interpreter requirements and suggestions for pilot projects.

A Justice Department indictment unsealed on Monday details an alleged conspiracy by the Chinese device maker Huawei to steal the details of a T-Mobile robot. Here, a woman uses her smartphone outside a Huawei store in Beijing on Tuesday.

A Robot Named 'Tappy': Huawei Conspired To Steal T-Mobile's Trade Secrets, Says DOJ

In an indictment that reads like a spy caper gone awry, the Justice Department alleges that the Chinese device maker urged its employees to sneak intel about T-Mobile's brilliant testing robot.

Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., walks out of a New York courthouse on Aug. 8 after being charged with insider trading. Collins suspended his congressional campaign after the indictment but has decided to resume his re-election bid.

Indicted Congressman Reverses Course, Says He Will Campaign For Re-Election

Rep. Chris Collins was indicted on insider trading charges in August and suspended his campaign. Now he is running again, saying "the stakes are too high" to allow a Democrat to win.

A helicopter carries an evacuee during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday in Houston.

Why Approving Emergency Funding For Harvey Might Not Be Easy For Congress

Billions of dollars will be needed to clean up and rebuild in areas hit by Harvey. Passing that funding is one more must-do item on the list for a Congress that has struggled to get things done.

A caravan of asylum seekers and their supporters rally at the U.S.-Mexico border fence, April 29, 2018.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Considers Limiting Bond Hearings For Certain Asylum-Seekers

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a stay on a case that gives asylum-seekers who cross the border illegally a right to a bond hearing so that he can review it.

On a marked-up 2018 sample ballot from Chenango County, N.Y., illustrated index fingers point toward each candidate and tiny unfamiliar emblems represent each party — an eagle for Republicans, for example. One design expert calls these elements seriously antiquated.

Why Are So Many Election Ballots Confusing?

Poor ballot design can confuse voters and slow down election results. What makes a well-designed ballot and why are they so hard to come by?

Daisha Smith says she only realized she had been sued over her hospital bill when she saw her paycheck was being garnished. "I literally have no food in my house because they're garnishing my check," she says.

Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be 'Ruinous'

When patients can't afford to pay their medical bills, many hospitals offer a payment plan — or free or discounted care. But some try to collect by suing patients and garnishing their wages.

Disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Housing and Urban Development came to New York City communities like the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy.

Disaster Agency To Weather Hurricane Season With No Leader, Proposed Cuts

As hurricane season begins, there are concerns that FEMA, the federal agency in charge of dealing with disasters, may be less prepared than usual and hampered by proposed budget cuts.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, April 7, 2011.

U-T: Grand Jury Subpoenas Witness In Investigation Of Rep. Hunter's Use Of Campaign Funds

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that a witness has been ordered to produce documents and receipts from a business in which Rep. Hunter's campaign spent thousands of dollars.

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