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The state's funding crisis will affect the University of California's programs and perhaps its standing as the nation's best public university. The question is -- how much? These Days examines what the university means to the state and the nation and the threat lower funding poses to faculty recruitment and access to qualified students.

The Supreme Court's busy docket for its new session includes a challenge to the death penalty for 16 and 17 year olds and a test of federal sentencing guidelines. Justices also will hear arguments on government use of eminent domain. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Residents of two San Diego city council districts go to the polls today to choose new city council members. The seats were left vacant by former councilmen Ralph Inzunza and Michael Zucchet who resign

Amid renewed interest in the link between global warming and hurricanes, scientists still don't agree on how climate change affects these storms. But they do agree that the risk of storm damage is increasing for coastal communities.

The University of Michigan says that complying with a new law banning affirmative action will be complicated — but backers of the law say they will be watching closely to make sure that race and gender are dropped from admissions criteria. The university has dropped legal challenges to the law, which was passed in a referendum in November.

Is universal coverage the solution to California’s health care crisis? These Days Host Tom Fudge speaks to a physician, a professor of medicine, a consumer advocate, and a representative from the ins

The high cost of health care in America is forcing more people away from the medical system. We'll explore why health care costs so much in the U.S. as we continue our series on health care reform.

The growing homeless population in San Diego has been in the spotlight recently. As part of a nationwide movement, the city council voted on a new initiative designed to get the homeless off the stree

A jury will begin deliberations in the case of former White House aide David Safavian, the first public official to face trial in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. Safavian is accused of covering up his ties to the embattled lobbyist.

Defying a White House veto threat, the Senate attaches landmark hate-crime legislation to the annual bill that authorizes defense spending. No president has ever vetoed such a defense bill, and this one includes both higher pay for the military and better health care for the wounded.