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Heading into what could be a historic midterm election, a new PBS FRONTLINE documentary returns to ordinary Americans to explore how their lives, political views and hopes for the country's future have changed over the last six years.

Diesel fuel prices have surged across the United States, threatening to increase consumer prices and intensify inflation as the country struggles with global energy disruptions. What are the factors that have created a national diesel emergency?

Local evening newscast for Tuesday, Oct. 20

For author Peter Orner, mirror books are essential reading — for all ages — and include childhood favorites, stories he discovered as an adult and a classic he returned to years later with his children.

A measles infection can damage the body's defenses against pathogens to which it had built immunity through vaccination or infection. Immune amnesia can leave a person vulnerable for up to three years. An infectious diseases expert explains how you can protect yourself.

There are seven women on Texas' death row. And they are being ministered to by an order of Catholic nuns. The two groups found a bond and connection. The story is told by Lawrence Wright in his book, "Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row." The book challenges perceptions of crime and punishment.

Texans are casting ballots as early voting in underway in what could be a historic election. A battery of polls have shown Democrats including Senate nominee James Talarico with a lead. But how reliable are those polls? And what does the trend in early voting tells us about what to expect on Nov. 3?

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Local evening newscast for Wednesday, Oct. 21