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Suzy Amis Cameron, wife of director James Cameron, and gardener and educator Paul Hudak Inspect seedlings inside the MUSE School greenhouse in Calabasas, Calif. Cameron, who founded the school with her sister, wants the school's food to be entirely plant-based by fall 2015.

James Cameron-Backed School To Terminate Meat And Dairy

A private school in Malibu Canyon supported by director James Cameron and his wife is set to go vegan. Meanwhile, Congress is debating whether to delay healthy school lunch rules for the rest of us.

A client walks out of San Diego County's unemployment office in this undated photo.

San Diego Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008

The unemployment rate in San Diego County in March was 7.7 percent, down from a revised 8 percent in February and the 9.3 percent in the same month last year, the state Employment Development Department reported today.

A cleanup crew combs the sand for tar balls on Grand Isle, La. The 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill may seem like a distant memory, but the recovery is still underway.

For BP Cleanup, 2013 Meant 4.6 Million Pounds Of Gulf Coast Oil

As we near the end of 2013, NPR is taking a look at the numbers that tell the story of this year. They're numbers that, if you really understand them, give insight into the world we live in.

Jackson Memorial Hospital is preparing for more Medicaid patients by renovating rooms. Jackson is the area's safety net hospital, which means it doesn't receive reimbursement for quite a bit of the care it gives.

Medicaid And A Tale Of Two Miami Hospitals

Even as Florida leads the Supreme Court challenge against the federal health law, a private and a public hospital both prepare for an influx of new patients if the law's Medicaid expansion survives.

President Obama introduces U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in the East Room of the White House on Monday, as Vice President Biden applauds.

Having Judged Not, How Will Kagan Be Judged?

If Elena Kagan is confirmed, she will become the first Supreme Court justice in four decades to ascend to the high court with no previous judicial experience. Is this a big deal? It depends on who's doing the talking. But historically, dozens of justices have taken nonjudicial paths to the Supreme Court.

Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, unveils a marketing campaign for the exchange in Los Angeles late last year.

State Health Coverage Sign-Ups Paint A Complex Obamacare Picture

Obamacare enrollment surged in December, and the administration's report on the numbers made headlines early this week.

Alan Dershowitz and Sanford Levinson argue in favor of the motion "The Constitutional Right To Bear Arms Has Outlived Its Usefulness" in an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on Nov. 14.

Debate: Has The Right To Bear Arms Outlived Its Usefulness?

If Americans were writing the Constitution over again in 2013, would it make sense to include the right to bear arms? Or has it become outdated?

The current radar-based air traffic control system (shown here) will eventually be replaced with a new system called NextGen, which will rely on GPS. A number of computer security experts are concerned that NextGen is insecure and vulnerable to hackers.

Could The New Air Traffic Control System Be Hacked?

The Federal Aviation Administration expects the skies to be even safer when it introduces a new air traffic control system upgrade at the end of the decade. But some researchers figured out how to create fake airplane signals, basically spoofing the new system. The FAA says it could quickly spot such "ghost planes."

Gubernatorial Primary Battle A Race To See Who Faces Gov. Brown

The two who get the most votes in the June 3 primary, regardless of party affiliation, go on to the general election. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown seems assured of a spot, but who will join him is up for grabs.

Flowers, candles and stuffed animals make up a makeshift memorial in Newtown, Conn., on Monday. Much of the initial news coverage of Friday's events was later found to be inaccurate.

Coverage Rapid, And Often Wrong, In Tragedy's Early Hours

Much of what Americans learned from the news media Friday about the events in Newtown was wrong. Journalists know early accounts of crisis events are often misleading and incomplete, but often are compelled to pursue them without waiting for authoritative confirmation.

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