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Surf Air CEO Wade Eyerly stands in front of one of the airlines turboprop planes in Burbank, Calif. Eyerly boasts that Surf Air will offer frequent commuters a corporate jet experience for not that much more than regular airline prices.

Surf Air Offers 'All You Can Fly' For A Monthly Fee

A new airline with an innovative, "all you can fly" business model is about to take off. Federal regulators have just given California-based Surf Air permission to begin passenger service.

Brown On Budget Talks: "I Want $2 Billion Too. But I Don't Believe It"

California Governor Jerry Brown says he hopes to reach a state budget deal by the legislature’s June 15th constitutional deadline.

Health Law Spared Young Adults From High Hospital Bills

Young adults insured under their parents' plans were shielded from the potentially catastrophic cost of a medical emergency, a review of hospital records found. Researchers say $147 million in hospital bills were charged to insurers rather than the patients in 2011.

Questions For Barbara J. King, Author Of 'How Animals Grieve'

Do animals grieve? A new book says yes: While there's little clinical research on animal grief, observation suggests that many animals, including ducks, cats, rabbits, horses and more, are capable of loving other animals, and grieving their loss.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Detropia

Airs Monday, May 27, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Skyscrapers are obscured by heavy haze in Beijing on Jan. 13. Air pollution remains a serious — sometimes overwhelming — problem, but researchers say environmental technology is available to solve it.

China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?

There is some political willingness, but because China is highly decentralized politically, the Communist Party has only limited influence over provincial governments and how they regulate their dirty factories. The powerful state-owned oil companies have also resisted pressure to produce cleaner-burning fuel.

Homes in the Heather Wood subdivision in Moore located a mile and a half east of I35 in Moore, Ok Wednesday, May22, 2013 damaged by the tornado that hit Moore, Ok on Monday, May 20, 2013.

Amid Nails and Mud, Oklahoma Neighborhood Pulls Together

Brian Hock was standing Wednesday evening in what used to be his home but is now 2,000 square feet of nothing. The cup he uses to scoop out kibble is still resting in the bag, emblazoned with the slogan, "Fear not: God's love shines bright."

Exclusive First Read: 'Big Brother' By Lionel Shriver

Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. Big Brother is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family.

Ellie (right) is a computer simulation designed to engage real people, like the woman on the left, in meaningful conversation and take their measure. The computer system looks for subtle patterns in body language and vocal inflections that might be clues to underlying depression or other emotional distress.

If Your Shrink Is A Bot, How Do You Respond?

A computer-simulated woman named Ellie is designed to talk to people who are struggling emotionally and take their measure — 30 times per second. Researchers hope their technology, which reads a person's body language and inflections, will yield diagnostic clues for clinical therapists.

Ruined topsoil in Logan, Kansas, in August of last year. Drought conditions will persist in parts of the country this spring and summer, forecasters say.

Drought Eases In The East, But Still Worrisome Out West

The federal agencies saddled with doom-and-gloom forecasts have mixed news for the vast regions of the country that have been suffering from drought.

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