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Cable companies, unlike traditional phone companies, do not have to give competing providers access to their broadband lines, according to a new Supreme Court finding. Consumer groups, along with the ACLU and companies like Microsoft and Disney, said customers would now likely pay higher costs.

Robert Siegel talks to Jason Freeman, a Columbia University doctoral student in music, who has created a software, called N.A.G., that makes music montages off music-sharing networks. It relies on the way music files are downloaded -- some faster than others -- and puts items together that come from a word-search. Freeman likes the random nature of his creation, but not all of the results.

Madeleine Brand talks with Day to Day technology correspondent Xeni Jardin about the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling, handed down Monday, directly affecting the Internet file-sharing program called Grokster. The court ruled that entertainment companies could sue businesses that make programs which facilitate file sharing.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act, intended to shield children from online pornography. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the case and other Supreme Court decisions this week.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for the layoffs, which represent the first large-scale workforce reduction in the company's 18-year history.

Hurricane Rita is losing power as it makes its way through eastern Texas. The Texas towns of Galveston, Lumberton and Port Arthur and Lake Charles, La., absorbed the brunt of the storm so far. Rita reached land early Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane.

The Crop Hunger Walk has been called the "granddaddy of all walks" by the Los Angeles Times. The walks first began in 1969 and now they number in the hundreds and have raised millions of dollars to end hunger here in the community and around the world.
The main walk is approximately 4 miles, there is also a 20 minute guided campus stroll for those that prefer something shorter.

This is the 48th time that we will walk in the Conejo Valley, last year we had over 200 walkers and raised almost $40,000. 25% of the money is distributed to local groups fighting hunger: Manna and Harvest Food banks, Harbor House and Meals on Wheels. The rest is distributed by CWS Global here in the US and globally to fight hunger and provide disaster relief through local agencies.

Hunger is a growing problem, and reduced government support has led to a surge in clients for local organizations. Help us end hunger, nobody should go to bed hungry.

Advocates working to address racial health disparities call the study about Black physicians "groundbreaking" and "a wakeup call."

The average American accumulates 4.4 pounds of waste a day. According to the EPA, nearly 42% of all greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the production and use of goods, including food, products and packaging.

What if we could go to zero waste: reducing what we use, reusing what we can, and sending nothing to our landfills?

Join CMATO for Driving Through Landfills, a special presentation by Matt Trouts of Athens Services, and learn how to reduce waste, conserve resources and create a healthier community for everyone. This presentation complements the Museum's current exhibition, Landscape Through the Eyes of Abstraction.

Admission to is free but pre-registration is required.