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The Falcon is one of 120 pubs that Wandsworth has designated for protection. The pub, which has stained glass windows, dates to the 1800s.

London Borough Raises Pints — And Legal Protections — To U.K.'s Fading Pubs

Thousands of British pubs have closed in recent years. One London borough is trying to protect its pubs by requiring government approval if owners want to sell them for a different use.

America's Finest Charter School fifth grade teacher Kim Brunetto helps a student with a writing assignment, Nov. 2, 2015.

San Diego Assemblywoman Says New School Grading System Needs Work

Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to weigh in this week on a bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber that seeks to use the new school grading system to narrow the achievement gap.

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announcing her candidacy for presidential nomination. See how being a straight talker in a presidential race had damaging consequences for both the first black, female Democratic candidate, the “unbought and unbossed” Shirley Chisholm.

THE CONTENDERS – 16 FOR ’16

Airs Tuesdays, Sept. 13 - Nov. 1, 2016 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Farmworkers and their supporters gather outside the office of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, in Sacramento, Aug. 25, 2016.

In Historic Move, California Expands Overtime To Farmworkers

Farmworkers in the nation's largest agricultural state will be entitled to the same overtime pay as most other hourly workers under a law that California Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he had signed.

The federal government is moving to crack down on kratom, which some people use for chronic pain and to lessen cravings for opioids and alcohol.

Kratom Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Government Ban

The Drug Enforcement Administration is cracking down on a plant that it says is involved in a number of deaths. Advocates say kratom can help treat opioid addiction, which is a far bigger hazard.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Florida on Friday.

Here's What Trump Was Up To Amid News Of 'Deplorables' And Pneumonia

Here's what you missed while Hillary Clinton's abysmal weekend took over Monday's news cycle.

Dictionary Fans Might Squee: OED Adds New Words, Because YOLO

A fusty old tome? Fuhgeddaboudit. The Oxford English Dictionary regularly updates to reflect English's evolution. The latest additions include "gender-fluid," "biatch" and a batch of Dahlesque words.

A Syrian man, flanked by his son and his nephews, lays a myrtle branch on the grave of his brother at a cemetery in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on Monday, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Syrian Cease-Fire Negotiated By U.S., Russia Goes Into Effect

The planned halt in hostilities began at sundown local time on Monday. Just hours before nightfall, President Bashar Assad said he intends to "reclaim every area" of Syria.

Native American protesters march from an encampment on the banks of the Cannonball River to a nearby construction site for the Dakota Access Pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony.

N.D. Pipeline Protester: 'It's About Our Rights As Native People'

Protesters continue to gather at the site of a proposed oil pipeline despite Friday's announcement that the government would pause construction on federally owned land.

A Good Dentist Is Hard To Find In Rural America

A Wisconsin clinic provides free dental care so that poor rural residents can get their teeth fixed. But in most states people aren't so lucky. Millions of people have no access to dental care.

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