Morning Edition - Monday, April 21, 2008

StoryCorps, NPR's oral history project, is in Sacramento!  For more information, visit capradio.org.

Here are some highlights in today's show:

California's Insurance Commissioner says it's time for more options for earthquake insurance.  The call comes on the heels of a study that found the next "big one" is pretty much guaranteed within 30 years.  KXJZ's Marianne Russ reports in this morning's top-of-the-hour newscasts.

The Democratic presidential candidates are busy preparing for tomorrow's primary in Pennsylvania in the midst of a long and bitter race for the nomination.  Barack Obama has been working to maintain his lead in pledged delegates and is looking ahead to a possible contest with presumptive Republican nominee John McCain.  We'll hear more at 6:10 and 8:10.

Median home prices across the nation continue to decline, but some experts are noting a link between falling housing prices and commuting distances.  Suburbs where commuters drive an hour or more to work are seeing some of the sharpest drops in prices. That story is coming up at 6:40 and again at 8:40.

We make a lot of noise here on earth with our TV and radio broadcasts-- and some of that noise slips out into space.  For example, is Lucille Ball still laughing somewhere out there in the distant universe?  NPR Science Correspondent Robert Krulwich has this report on how far out our signals go.  That's at 7:51.

Have a great week!