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A still-running water pipe floods the foundation of a home destroyed by the storm surge of Superstorm Sandy in Staten Island, New York, in a photo taken on Nov. 28, 2012.

Airs Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

This June 30, 2011, file photo shows beach-goers walking on the sand near the San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente.

Supervisors Agree To Ask Feds To Remove San Onofre Waste

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to ask the federal government to remove and relocate nuclear waste being stored at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

The statue of Jefferson Davis is removed from its base in New Orleans as police officers stand watch early Thursday. Demonstrators both for and against the removal of Confederate-era statues had gathered at the site.

Workers Take Jefferson Davis Statue Off Its Pedestal In New Orleans

Mayor Mitch Landrieu and his allies say monuments to Confederate-era figures celebrate the "cult of the Lost Cause" and hold the city back.

George Town in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, is the home of many international banks and offshore companies. A new study shows the Caymans hold $46 billion in multinational corporate profits, far more than its own $3 billion economy.

Corporate Profits Take Permanent Vacation In Caymans And Bermuda

According to a study, 367 of the companies on the Fortune 500 have at least one subsidiary in a tax haven country. The study found companies are holding $2.5 trillion in profits offshore.

Karyn Jackson (right) helped Fernando Rico, of Pasadena, Calif., complete a Covered California application for health insurance at an enrollment fair in 2014.

Will HealthCare.gov Get A California-Style Makeover?

The feds propose taking a page out of Covered California's book and moving to a simplified marketplace for health insurance.

Will HealthCare.gov Get A California-Style Makeover?

The feds propose taking a page out of Covered California's book and moving to a simplified marketplace for health insurance.

In 2008, President George W. Bush's addressed his No Child Left Behind act. Congress now appears ready to overhaul the law, which is the nation's most important federal education act.

Goodbye, No Child Left Behind

Congress appears ready to overhaul the nation's most important federal education law, No Child Left Behind. Civil rights groups though worry some changes will hurt poor and minority children.

Keys hang by the backdoor of Manuel's house. The whole family was affected by Manuel's detention. Their oldest son had to drop out of college to support the family. Their younger sons, usually upbeat, began crying at school and some of their grades dropped.

A Father, A Husband, An Immigrant: Detained And Facing Deportation

Manuel came to the U.S. illegally two decades ago, one of 143,470 such people who were arrested in the country's interior last year. Most are ordered to leave. For six months, Manuel awaited his fate.

Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before a Senate committee last year. The Trump administration is trying to bring the independent bureau under the president's direct control.

Trump Administration Files Motion Aimed At Controlling Consumer Protection Agency

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the executive branch, but the president doesn't control it, which he says is unconstitutional. Agency supporters say independence is its strength.

The Trump administration says that owing to security and privacy concerns, it has changed the previous administration's policy of releasing the names of White House visitors.

White House Says It Will No Longer Release Visitor Logs To The Public

Reversing Obama administration policy, the White House cites "grave national security risks." Watchdog groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision as a move against transparency.

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