Skip Navigation Return to the home page for KJZZ 91.5 FM

News

US News

 :: Listen :: 
 :: Pledge :: 
 

Links Heard on Air

Valley Teens: Going Places

students.jpeg Valley teens look at the difficulty of getting around town, dealing with traffic, and other transportation issues from a teen perspective. A Scottsdale senior also ponders his future as he prepares to graduate.

Listen

 
  • 'It's All Politics': NPR's Weekly News Roundup
    In the latest political podcast, NPR Senior Washington Editor Rob Elving and Political Editor Ken Rudin discuss the ongoing Democratic race and a special election in Mississippi.
  • Space-Age Balls Worry Bowling Purists
    What if a perfect game becomes mundane? Those fears led the United States Bowling Congress to undertake a study that's resulted in a new set of regulations for balls, according to Paul Ridenour, Research Engineer for the USBC.
  • Who Is Kentucky? A Primary Tour in Black and White
    Sen. Hillary Clinton is expected to win Kentucky's primary Tuesday, a fact that one professor says is in no small part due to her opponent's non-white heritage. After all, the professor says, some students say they came to college never having met an African-American.
  • California Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban
    The State Supreme Court in California has overturned a voter-approved ban on so-called "gay marriage," paving the way for the state to become the second in the United States where gay and lesbian couples can marry.
  • Drop in Property Values Drains Local Tax Coffers
    The nation's foreclosure crisis is causing property values to drop across the nation, and California is one state that is taking it hard. It is bad not only for homeowners, but also for local governments — like Stockton, Calif. — that depend on property taxes.
  • Miss. Makes Working with False Documents a Felony
    Beginning July 1, it will be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison to use false documents to work in the state. The new law is targeted at illegal immigrants. But undocumented workers say no one had a problem with them working in the state to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.
  • U.S. Offers Training, Pay as It Frees Iraqi Detainees
    For many recruits of al-Qaida in Iraq, it's the chance to make money, not extremism or ideology, that attracted them — so many are released from U.S. military prisons because they are not that dangerous. A U.S. general is offering classes and a parole system to help keep them out of prison once they are freed.
  • Calif. High Court Clears Way for Same-Sex Marriage
    California's Supreme Court has thrown out state laws banning gay marriage. The move means gay couples could legally get married there as soon as next month. Opponents of the ruling hope to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment.
  • BET Struggles to Relate with Black Viewers
    The Black Entertainment Television Network was created to bring authentic representations of African-Americans to cable television. After a couple of decades, however, it finds itself under intense criticism for pandering to the lowest possible tastes. A lot of African-Americans have given up on BET and are turning to other channels that have black shows.
  • Derby Winner Big Brown Favored for Triple Crown
    Host Renee Montagne talks to Steve Haskin, senior correspondent for <em>Blood-Horse</em> magazine, about Saturday's Preakness. The Preakness is the second event in horse racing's Triple Crown. It has been 30 years since a horse won the Triple Crown, and the heavy favorite is Big Brown, the Kentucky Derby winner.
  • Republican Sit-Out Stalls War Funding in House
    The president's funding request to pay for the war in Iraq has been defeated in the House. Many Republicans sat out the vote on the $163 billion measure in protest over spending added to the measure by Democrats. The Senate is expected to revive the funding measure next week.
  • Bay Area Group Awaits Word on Schools in China
    The Shin Shin Educational Foundation was founded 10 years ago in the San Francisco Bay area to support and build elementary schools in China's most remote areas. Now the foundation is waiting for news on how its schools fared in this week's earthquake.
  • New G.I. Bill Proposes 'Patriot Tax'
    Congressional Democrats are pushing forward with plans for a new G.I. Bill to give veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan money to go to college for four years. House Democrats want to pay for it with what they've dubbed a "patriot tax" on people earning more than $500,000. In the Senate, one Republican who notably isn't on board is John McCain, a Vietnam veteran who says the proposal is too expensive and could encourage service members to leave the military.
  • Shot-Putter Changes Technique Ahead of Olympics
    U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson is training for the upcoming U.S. Olympic trials, where he hopes to qualify for his third Olympic Games. But in his quest for a gold medal, he's tweaking his technique in what may be a risky move.
  • California Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
    The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry. The ruling overturns a California voter-approved law that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.