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In Sudan's bustling capital of Khartoum, the problems of Darfur often feel like an intellectual distraction. But if the humanitarian crisis continues unabated, it is a distraction that could hinder the government's plan of turning Khartoum into a desert jewel.

On January 8, 2001, I moderated the first of four hour-long radio programs on KPBS called Health Care Roundtable. These programs were broadcast statewide and brought together distinguished medical professionals, advocates, policy makers, and elected officials. We talked about the struggles of Californians to gain access to health care, the quality of that care, the growing population of people without health insurance, and whether the government should take over from the much criticized private health care market. Four hours of straight talk just werent enough. The programs won some prestigious journalism awards, but the health care landscape has not improved in the last six years.

The judge rejected part of the city of San Diego’s Multiple Species Conservation Program. The court ruled that the city’s plan doesn’t conserve the rarest species, such as fairy shrimp, that live i

Former Ohio Rep. Bob Ney is sentenced to serve two and a half years in prison for his part in a bribery scandal still roiling the ranks of members and lobbyists in a wide-ranging corruption probe. Over four years, Ney took bribes; vacationed on others' tab; and gambled with other people's money.

San Diego city council will consider the mayor's response to a grand jury report that recommends better advance warning in the case of a tsunami in San Diego. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Despite some legislative successes, hopes for bipartisanship expressed by the Democratic leaders and President Bush were not realized in the first session of the 110th Congress. Andrea Seabrook speaks with John Bresnahan, Capitol Hill bureau chief of the Politico newspaper and Ross Baker, political science professor at Rutgers University.

Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon was in San Diego Monday to say Tijuana is safe for visitors. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

California universities have seen drop in the number of international students applying since September 11th, 2001. But UC San Diego is one campus where interest hasn't waned. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintoc

Civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart is sentenced to 28 months in prison, despite facing a penalty of up to 30 years. Stewart was convicted in 2005 of aiding terrorists by allowing her imprisoned client, the blind Sheik Omar Abdul Rahman, to communicate with the outside world.

Investigator are trying to determine what caused a devastating warehouse fire in Charleston, S.C. Nine firefighters died Monday night when the roof of a furniture company collapsed.