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CSU Says Student Applications Increasing
May 21, 2012
Cleaning Up the Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush
May 21, 2012
September 8-19, 2012
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Babies Exposed to Tuberculosis
Tuesday, May 22, 2012The Sacramento and Solano County Departments of Public Health say a minimum of 35 babies have been exposed to tuberculosis.

Gov. Brown Pitches Budget to Business Leaders
Tuesday, May 22, 2012Governor Jerry Brown is pitching his proposed budget cuts to business leaders at the California Chamber of Commerce as the only way to get California back on its financial footing.

State Says Baby Deaths Down In California
Tuesday, May 22, 2012California’s infant mortality rate has hit a record low, according to data released today.

Lawmakers Tout Measure to Keep State Parks Open
Monday, May 21, 2012An effort to keep state park gates open is shaping up in the California legislature. A bipartisan proposal announced Monday would create a variety of new ways to fund parks.

Seventh Pool May Open in Sacramento
Monday, May 21, 2012Another Sacramento pool is close to having the money to open this summer. That brings the total to seven, but the City won’t be running this one.
Stolen Phone Beams Photos To Owner, Who Puts Them On Facebook
When Katy McCaffrey's stolen iPhone began beaming her photos from a cruise ship, she posted a batch of photos from the purloined iPhone on her Facebook page, in an album called "Stolen iPhone Adventures."
Blacks, Gays And The Church: A Complex Relationship
While many black pastors condemn homosexuality from the pulpit, the choir lofts behind them are often filled with gay singers and musicians. The fact that gays and lesbians often hold leadership position in the church is the worst kept secret in black America.
Woman Charged In Death Of Fetus Is Out Of Jail
Shuai, a Chinese immigrant who lives in Indiana, is still facing charges of murder and feticide following a failed suicide attempt in Dec. 2010, when she was 33 weeks pregnant.
Romney And GOP-Linked Committees Close Fundraising Gap
With the latest campaign dollar totals officially on the FEC books, at least one thing is certain: President Obama will not have the huge spending advantage this November that he did four years ago. What is less certain: whether some big political donors can remain anonymous.
Under Obama, U.S. Govt. Spends At Lowest Rate In Decades, Says Journalist
Max Nutting, a journalist who writes for the MarketWatch website affiliated with The Wall Street Journal looked at the data and found that rhetoric and reality don't quite match up. Nutting found that, contrary to repeated allegations from the president's political foes, including Mitt Romney that Obama has been on a federal spending tear, he actually hasn't.
I Vs. We: The 'Heart' Of Our Political Differences
For years, the Tea Party has held individualism up as the great American value. But columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. says that Americans historically have prized communitarianism just as much. In Our Divided Political Heart, Dionne argues that America is at its best when it balances the two.
School Bus Driver Who Saved Students 'Was A Hero'
On Tuesday, family and loved ones in Chowchilla, Calif., remember a school bus driver who many consider an American hero. Thirty-six years ago, Ed Ray was driving his regular school bus route when it was hijacked. Everyone aboard was driven 100 miles, forced into a storage van, and buried alive. Audie Cornish speaks with Lynda Carrejo-Labendeira, who was on the bus that day.
Exoneration List Shows Patterns In False Convictions
While we assume our judicial system occasionally makes mistakes, until recently no one had been tracking the number people in this country who are convicted and later exonerated. Now the National Registry of Exonerations has begun compiling these cases. Audie Cornish talks with the registry's editor, Samuel Gross, about some of the group's findings from the over 2,000 exonerations they've compiled.
Is Al-Qaida Dropping Clues About Planned Attacks?
Al-Qaida has had a habit of putting out subtle hints about attacks it's planning. In the wake of the recent airline bombing plot that was foiled, officials are looking back to see if the group telegraphed its intentions.
SpaceX Launch Signals New Era In Spaceflight
A company called SpaceX has put an unmanned capsule into orbit, on the first-ever commercial mission to deliver cargo to the international space station. If successful, the mission will be a key step towards NASA's goal of privatizing space travel to the orbiting outpost.
Although Private, SpaceX Still Involved With NASA
Robert Siegel talks to Andy Pasztor, aerospace reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the business model for SpaceX.
'Scotty' Of Star Trek Has Ashes 'Beamed' Into Space
Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel note that the ashes of some celebrities' were launched on the SpaceX Falcon rocket on Tuesday. They include those of James "Scotty" Doohan of Star Trek and astronaut Gordon Cooper.
U.S.-Bound Passenger Jet Diverted Due To 'Security Issue' On Board
US Airways Flight 787 was headed to Charlotte, N.C., from Paris when it landed in Bangor, Maine, instead. The Transportation Security Administration says there was a report of "suspicious behavior" by a passenger.
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Insight: News Network, Appeal-Democrat / The Lotus Valley Meteorite / Hansel and Gretel / The Holmes Brothers
Tuesday, May 22, 2012What's new in Marysville and Yuba City? We'll hear from the Appeal-Democrat; Can a 4.5 billion years old meteorite tell when life began? Critics rave about an original adaptation of Hansel and Gretel; Feed my Soul, a new CD by the Holmes Brothers.

Insight: Healthcare Survey / Hoby Champion of Change / The Eighties / Eating on Franklin Boulevard
Monday, May 21, 2012How much will the American Affordable Care Act cost to CA taxpayers? A UC Davis student honored at the White House; Sac State history professor takes on the '80s in a new book; a father and daughter team visit 29 restaurants on Franklin Boulevard.

Theatre Review: Rx
Wednesday, May 2, 2012Nowadays millions of Americans take prescription anti-depressants to help keep the blues at bay. Sacramento’s B Street Theater is staging a play that pokes fun at this trend, in addition to satirizing corporate bureaucracy.

Theatre Review: Million Dollar Quartet
Thursday, April 19, 2012Broadway Sacramento is hosting a touring musical that celebrates four rock and roll pioneers who came to prominence in the mid-1950s. This blast from the past is good fun, especially if your taste in music runs to Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash.







