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  • The Aquatics program in Phoenix is trying to recruit lifeguards that better reflect the communities where they work. (Photo courtesy of Becky Hulett)
    Diversifying The Lifeguard Applicant Pool
    Swimming pool season is around the corner, which means young people are training to be summer lifeguards. In Phoenix, there's an effort underway to hire teens from more diverse backgrounds for the job.
  • Back Together Again: Crawford Students Adjust to Consolidated Campus
    Smaller schools were supposed to solve Crawford High School's academic and enrollment problems. Now, being a traditional high school is supposed to do the same.
  • Gun show in Chantilly, Va., last December.
    Senate Committee Takes Up Expanded Gun Measures
    The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday is set to approve expanded federal background checks for gun buyers, moving the measure to the full Senate, where it could come up for a vote next month before going to the GOP-controlled House.
  • Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., when he was campaigning as the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee.
    Ryan Says His Budget Would Balance In 10 Years
    House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, will unveil his latest budget plan Tuesday morning -- and as NPR's Tamara Keith told our Newscast Desk, he'll say it would bring the federal budget in balance by 2023.
  • Should The U.S. Arm Rebels In Syria?
    Steve Inskeep speaks with James Dobbins, a former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo, about U.S. military assistance to opposition movements in other countries. So far, the Obama administration is only providing Syrian rebels with medical and food supplies. Dobbins is the director of the RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center.
  • An image of late President Hugo Chavez hangs behind acting President Nicolas Maduro, as he speaks to supporters after registering his candidacy outside the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday.
    In Upcoming Venezuelan Vote, Hugo Chavez Looms Large
    With Chavez gone, his handpicked successor is in the spotlight. Nicolas Maduro has adopted Chavez's style and anti-imperialist rhetoric. That should help boost his appeal as he faces opposition leader Henrique Capriles in a special election April 14.
  • Bill Would Ban Lead Ammunition In California
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Environmentalists are pushing legislation to ban lead ammunition in California to prevent toxins from poisoning scavengers that eat animal remains left by hunters.
  • Straight No Chaser’s performance, filmed live at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is a journey through the decades of the pop songbook.
    Straight No Chaser - Songs Of The Decades
    Airs Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at 9:30 p.m. & Sunday, Nov. 30 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Prices at stores like Forever 21 are so low, "it's virtually impossible to walk out empty-handed," says Elizabeth Cline, who writes about fast fashion.
    In Trendy World Of Fast Fashion, Styles Aren't Made To Last
    When she got out of college and moved to New York, Elizabeth Cline liked to shop at vintage-clothing stores. They were the kinds of places tucked away on side streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn, where a lot of hunting and a little luck might reward you with a great, inexpensive cocktail dress that no one else had.
  • The World Trace Center Building in downtown San Diego.
    San Diego's Downtown Permanent Homeless Shelter Opens Its Doors
    A 223-bed permanent homeless shelter in downtown San Diego opened today, following months of delays.
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