A spotlight on the homeless, today, with the court fight over the seizure of homeless people's belongings in LA's Skid Row, and the effort to count the youths living on Fresno's streets. Also, the US Census drops the word, "negro," former NBA star Dennis Rodman's visit to the secretive state of North Korea, and more.
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• 8:34
Los Angeles is fighting to seize and destroy some homeless people's belongings.
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• 4:39
Some California families do not have to imagine what the impact of sequestration might be. Subsidized early childhood education programs in California have already been cut by 40 percent over the past five years -- and Los Angeles has been hit he hardest.
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• 2:32
California scientists are concerned about losing funding for important research projects as budget cuts tied to the sequestration looms.
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• 9:22
Despite the threat of looming across-the-board budget cuts, traders on Wall Street seem remarkably calm. Investment advisor Barry Ritholtz explains why.
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• 7:09
From the top of Mt. Everest to the Alaskan wilderness, Cindy Abbott is no stranger to tough challenges. She's gearing up to run Iditarod dog sled race.
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• 8:49
The U.S. Census has decided to remove the word "Negro" from its forms, citing complaints from some respondents who found the word offensive. Linguist John McWhorter talks about the cultural history of the word.
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• 16:29
KPCC's political team Frank Stoltze and Alice Walton join the show for a regular roundup of the latest political news.
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• 5:59
This week, the hermit kingdom seemed to emerge from its shell- just a bit.
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• 6:36
The Dinner Party hosts join us to talk about a Chinese business man who outsourced his daughter's homework, the history of Woolworth's and teen movies.
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• 4:53
A 23,000 square foot home designed by California architect John Lautner is for sale in Palm Springs. Chris Nichols tells Take Two about the building.