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Ethnic Yi schoolgirls take a break halfway down the mountain, on their way from their homes in Atule'er village to their first day of school in a new semester. The difficulty of getting up and down the mountain has made it hard for villagers to shake off poverty, and made it challenging for their children to attend school.

A Harrowing, Mountain-Scaling Commute For Chinese Schoolkids

To get to school, the children must trek as many as four hours up and down a 2,600-foot mountainside, relying on rickety ladders. Their families see their education as a way out of poverty.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks on national security in San Diego, June 2, 2016.

Trump As President Would Endanger America, Clinton Says

Hillary Clinton tore into Donald Trump's foreign policy experience and temperament in a blistering speech in San Diego Thursday.

Archaeological conservator Luisa Duarte holds a Roman waxed writing tablet at Bloomberg's London offices on Wednesday. This tablet contains the earliest written reference to London, dated A.D. 65-80; it reads "Londinio Mogontio" -- that is, "in London, to Mogontius."

Hello From Londinium: Oldest Handwritten Documents In British History Discovered

Notes, bills and contracts dating to as early as A.D. 43 were discovered during work on a new building in London. The wooden tablets mention debts, legal disputes and one Tertius the Brewer.

Host Su-Mei Yu (center) makes bread with Clinton and Louie Prager at Prager Brothers Artisan Breads. These siblings share a passion for baking traditional, wholesome bread. By creating a micro bakery specializing in high quality organic breads, Prager Brothers’ fervent mission is to restore meaning to the time-honored craft of artisan bread-making.

SAVOR SAN DIEGO: Season 3: Artisan Foods

Airs Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Asma Sukhera, 36, and her husband Minhaj Husain, 39, say they're appalled by the rhetoric about Muslims this campaign. "This election's coming across as a pick-your-poison election," said Minhaj.

Frustrated With Campaign Rhetoric, Muslims Turn To Political Activism

Muslim voters say they're disheartened with some GOP candidates' comments about their faith this presidential campaign. But, they're trying to turn that disappointment political engagement.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions pledges his support for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before speaking to supporters on Oct. 10 at a rally in Ambridge, Pa.

Trump Names Picks For National Security Adviser, Attorney General, CIA Director

Sen. Jeff Sessions has been offered the post of attorney general, while Rep. Mike Pompeo and Michael Flynn have been offered the respective positions of CIA chief and national security adviser.

North Carolina's Isaiah Hicks (4) dunks during the first half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game against Syracuse, Saturday, April 2, in Houston.

North Carolina Beats Syracuse To Advance To NCAA Final

In their quest for a sixth title, the Tar Heels handily defeated the Orange, 83-66. North Carolina moves on to face Villanova, playing for their second championship, on Monday night.

Bill Murray emerged from a cake to give David Letterman a good-bye embrace during Tuesday's taping of The Late Show. Letterman is ending his run as the show's host Wednesday.

David Letterman Is Set For Final Curtain Wednesday Night

"What this means now," the talk show host told a hushed audience as he announced his departure in December, "is that Paul and I can be married."

Shartara Wallace picks up her son James, 4, from preschool in Tulsa, Okla., in 2014.

Research On Tulsa's Head Start Program Finds Lasting Gains

Deborah Phillips at Georgetown University has spent more than a decade studying preschool programs in Oklahoma. Her latest research found strong gains in some areas, but slow progress in others.

Pakistani religious protesters march in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, where tens of thousands demonstrated this past week. Their demands included government assurances that the country's strict blasphemy laws would not be eased. The protesters agreed to leave after saying they had received such promises.

Pakistan's Religious Right Mobilizes Anew to Defend Blasphemy Laws

Tens of thousands of religious protesters descended on Islamabad and demanded the government keep strict blasphemy laws in place. They left only after they said the government provided assurances.

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