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State Boosting Firefighting Staff in San Diego CountyMay 09, 2008California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered CAL FIRE to increase staffing for what's predicted to be a nasty wildfire season. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce has more. |
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College Drug Use Down Sharply NationwideMay 09, 2008Long-term research shows drug use is actually down among young people nationwide. The topic is back in the spotlight after this week bust at San Diego State University. KPBS Reporter Andrew Phelps has more. |
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Governor Wants Tax Incentives For Film Industry May 09, 2008Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says California must increase tax incentives to movie and television studios as a way to keep them from moving their productions out of state. |
Deadly Storms Tear Through Nation's HeartlandMay 11, 2008Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, killing more than 20 people. KCUR's Frank Morris gives an update from Picher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma, which was devastated by one of the weekend's storms. |
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Commission Calls for MLK Statue's RedesignMay 11, 2008The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked. |
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U.S. Universities No Longer Only Game in TownMay 11, 2008In the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing. Beth McMurtrie, international editor of the <em>Chronicle of Higher Education</em> talks with Liane Hansen about why there has been a decline in the number of foreign students attending U.S. universities. |
Chilean Volcano Erupts, Forces EvacuationsMay 11, 2008The Chaiten volcano in the remote Patagonia region of southern Chile has been dormant for 2,000 years. But for more than a week, lava, ash and huge plumes of smoke have spewed from the volcano. Thousands of people in surrounding towns are being forced to leave their homes and livestock behind. |
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Pro-European Candidates Win Serbian ElectionsMay 11, 2008Pro-European candidates have eked out a victory in Serbia's parliamentary elections. Dejan Anastasijevic, a journalist for the Serbian newsmagazine <em>Vreme,</em> talks with host Andrea Seabrook about the hard-fought contest against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party. |
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Higher Education in China ExpandingMay 11, 2008China is in the midst of a building boom of colleges and universities. The country is attempting to improve the quality of these institutions and its world ranking. |
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