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Rep. Bob Filner's Push for Chiropractors at VA Centers Raises Questions

The spirit of summer starts to take hold every Memorial Day weekend and Culture Lust has plenty of ideas for how you can celebrate, arts and culture style.

After months of rumblings, Mount Redoubt in Alaska is erupting. The volcano is sending plumes of ash as high as 9 miles into the sky, and scientists say the explosions could go on for weeks. Communities across the central part of the state are bracing for ash fall and flight disruptions.

Tony Gwynn will always rank as a star in San Diego. Khalil Greene, the Padres' rookie shortstop, is a new star. Myrna Loy was a star. Oprah Winfrey is a star. Julia Roberts remains one.

Microsoft's Bill Gates testifies before Congress about the need to make it easier to hire foreign-born workers. He says the U.S. is losing its position as the global innovation leader due to limits on H1-B visas for these employees.

Investigators looking into the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis are examining, among other things, the unexpectedly large number of cars and trucks using the bridge every day. Forecasting traffic volume is an emerging field, but for now it remains more art, than science.

We'll speak to author and journalist Peter Schrag about the brief but amazing history of America's ambivalence toward immigrants.

The alleged Russian spies arrested in the United States were not charged with espionage. After years of living in the United States, they apparently did not gather much information. But the threat of spying does still exist, even if it's gathered in a Cold War way.

One reason often cited for soaring prices is increasing demand for meat and dairy products in China and India, the world's most populous countries. A U.S. economist warns that China could soon become one of the world's biggest grain importers, and China's administration has embraced his message of environmental sustainability.

Its first act has concluded, but the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will continue to cause dramatic fallout for years to come. The blown oil well Macondo has been covered with cement and was declared "effectively dead" Sunday, but its legal, ecological and economic effects are only just starting.