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Airs Monday, April 19, 2010 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Several environmental groups say California's budget crisis has crippled efforts to solve ocean pollution at beaches near the Mexican border. In its 2009 Beach Report Card, Heal the Bay says state cutbacks in beach water monitoring endangers public health.

American trust in their government is low, but that's nothing new. The roots of government distrust run deep: After all, the U.S. government was formed in revolt against the all-powerful British monarch.

I also want to say that this year marked a resurgence in movie musicals. The year's diverse lot yielded

CLIP: "Good morning Tigers..."

Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand from 17 months in exile to face corruption charges. He says the allegations are empty.

Moammar Gadhafi's troops forced rebel fighters from the oil port of Ras Lanuf with a withering rain of missiles, mortars and tank fire as Western nations struggled to find a way to stop him. France recognized the rebels' provisional government, and the EU called on member nations to do the same.

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was found guilty by an international tribunal of planning, aiding and abetting war crimes during the 1990s. This marks the first time since World War II that a current or former head of state was convicted by a tribunal of crimes committed while in office.

Having A Public Debate

UCSD Professor Sarah Shun-lien Bynum wins coveted spot on The New Yorker's "20 Under 40 List" alongside Chimamanda Adichie, Jonathan Safran Foer, and others.