Today on the show, new research shows we've been using up groundwater reserves in the Colorado River basin at an alarming rate. Then, water districts around the state are floating the idea of raising property taxes to fund water tunnel infrastructure. Plus, migrants from Central America are being scammed by con artists who say that they can only get their kids back if they pay cash, director Anton Corbijn on directing Phillip Seymour Hoffman, 'Divergent' author on her runaway hit and much more.
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New research by NASA and UC Irvine shows that groundwater in the Colorado River basin is being depleted at an alarming rate.
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• 5:59
The continuing water woes in California have officials looking for ways to improve the state's water infrastructure.
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• 4:44
After kids crossing the US border, illegally, get scooped up by the US government, they're brought to detention centers. Now, scammers are contacting families of the kids trying to extort them for money.
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• 4:32
Up to 1,000 National Guard troops could arrive to the border in Texas as early as next month. That's according to a plan from Governor Rick Perry announced earlier this week.
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• 2:40
A strong majority of Californians support the state's efforts to combat global warming — unless those efforts lead to higher gas and energy prices.
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• 5:12
The 2014 edition of San Diego Comic-Con, the mecca for hundreds of thousands of pop culture fans every year, runs through Sunday. Here's a look at this year's highlights.
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• 8:42
The new film "A Most Wanted Man," based on a John LeCarre novel of the same name, tells the story of a small group of German intelligence operatives based in Hamburg, led by a man named Gunther Bachmann, played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
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It's time now for State of Affairs, our weekly look at California politics with Southern California Public Radio political reporters Frank Stoltze and Alice Walton.
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• 4:57
Have you always dreamt of running through the L.A. Coliseum tunnel onto the field in front of 70,000-plus roaring USC football fans?
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• 3:12
Internet companies now make up a significant portion of the global economy. Capital Public Radio's Katie Orr says they're also the focus of an increasing amount of legislation and they want a voice in how those bills are written.
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• 6:39
July 24 is National Tequila Day, and the Mexican spirit is more popular than ever.
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• 5:36
Each year, the Man Booker Prize is awarded to the writer of an original novel written in the English language. For more than four decades, only writers from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth were eligible for the prize. Until now.
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• 9:58
Writer Veronica Roth is taking the world by storm. Her new book "Four" sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week.