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A bad harvest and fires in Russia have pushed wheat prices in this country higher. While that's good news for farmers, it's bad news for food producers. Bakeries and other businesses are facing higher costs -- costs they may not be able to pass on to consumers.

Rome may have fallen hundreds of years ago, but much of the civilization the Romans built still dots the landscape today. One team of scientists recently unearthed a different kind of Roman artifact that may hold a surprising clue to the empire's downfall.

The below-normal snowpack in the Sierra could mean more water restrictions next summer ... and lost jobs. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce explains.

The World Health Organization says a massive vaccination campaign has eliminated polio in Somalia. But with war, drought and food shortages bringing on a catastrophic humanitarian crisis there, polio "could absolutely return," one doctor says.

Heavy rains in California, record snowfalls in the mid-Atlantic and fires in Indonesia are all being attributed to the phenomenon. Government meteorologists say the effects of the most powerful El Nino since 1997-98 will very likely persist for another month or two.

Airs Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, March 31 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV

California is headed to another dry winter as recent rain did not deliver on its promise of much-needed water. A senior says last week's rain was helpful for agriculture but did little to ease the ove

It's the third time the Giants have won the Super Bowl. After the two previous victories, New York City couldn't bring itself to honor a team that plays its home games in New Jersey. Now, after a seven-year championship drought, the city has come to realize it loves a parade.

Mexico ships televisions, cars, sugar and medical equipment to the United States. Soon, it may be sending water north.

Steve Bartman deflected a foul ball during a playoff game in 2003. The Chicago Cubs went on to lose that game, and Bartman's fellow fans vilified him. A new documentary asks whether Bartman can forgive those fans for making him a scapegoat.