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Adult Course Offers Learning For The Sake Of Learning

The Clemente course provides low-income adults with college-level education about the arts, literature and the humanities — topics often lost in the race to get a practical degree.

People are scattered throughout the hills and valleys of Anza-Borrego, Califonia's largest state park, taking in the beauty of a rare "super bloom" of wild flowers.

California Deserts In 'Super Bloom' Thanks To A Wet Winter

A rainy winter has brought an early spring to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California. Wildflowers are in bloom. How can seeds survive years of drought and then put on such a display?

An aerial view of the University of San Diego campus is pictured in this undated photo.

University Of San Diego Unveils Center For Cyber Security

The USD Center for Cyber Security Engineering and Technology, which will begin operating this summer, will become part of San Diego's growing technology security cluster.

4 Men Charged In Shooting Of Black Lives Matter Protesters In Minneapolis

A county prosecutor said the men were charged with what the evidence supported, and that charging them with hate crimes would not add "one iota of time" to their possible sentences.

They Dreamed Of Being Doctors. Now They Help Syrians With The Same Dream

Two Iranian brothers didn't let a war keep them from medical school. Now they're using mobile phones to build the next generation of doctors in Syria.

Craft Beer, Brought To You By Big Beer

More than a dozen of America's most popular craft breweries have been bought by global beverage companies in recent years. Craft beer brewers say they're under attack by what they call "Big Beer."

Steve Bannon arrives at a swearing-in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 22.

Steve Bannon, Out As Chief White House Strategist, Heads Back To Breitbart

Earlier this week, President Trump offered only halfhearted support for the man considered instrumental in getting him to the Oval Office.

Meet African-American musician Daryl Davis, who has a peculiar passion — meeting and befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan in an attempt to change their minds and forge racial conciliation, one racist at a time.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Accidental Courtesy

Airs Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Noelle Johnson has a lengthy commute via bus and metro to her job near Washington, D.C. She's been working toward her B.A. for nine years, and when she finally finishes, she says, she'll be able to afford to live closer to work.

For Millions Of Millennials: Some College, No Degree, Lots Of Debt

Noelle Johnson has about $20,000 in student loans and is still working on her degree. Without the higher earnings a B.A. can bring, even a modest student debt load can pose a big challenge.

Temperatures are taken two ways at Casablanca's airport: with an infrared body scanner (left) and a handheld thermometer (right).

You Might Be Surprised When You Take Your Temperature

Ebola has made us all obsessed with body temperature. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is normal, right? But what about 98.2? Or 99? And how high and low can you go on the thermometer and survive?

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