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Florida is cutting spending on the environment to help close a $4 billion budget shortfall. It's slashed spending on Everglades restoration and eliminated the budget for other environmental programs. Conservation groups fear the state is rolling back the clock on protections that used to enjoy bipartisan support.

The arrest of Ai Weiwei, one of China's most prominent artists, has triggered international protests. Leading cultural institutions have been showing public solidarity for the detained artist; Berlin's Academy of the Arts organized a debate with representatives from Germany's art world.

Rising costs have put the kibosh on the annual, state-funded Governor's Derby Breakfast at the State Capitol. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh says…

The magazine came up with the number by among other things looking at the damage caused by attacks and the wars that came about because of them.

More questions for the panel: Enough to Wake the Dead, A Naked Plea for New Members.

In the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, a dingy building is filled night and day with 20- and 30-somethings. It's the Media Center for the 17th of February Revolution, and it's a home for artists producing anti-Gadhafi posters and musicians rehearsing — no longer feeling stifled under Gadhafi's regime.

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: The Colonel on the Catwalk.

Osama bin Laden mesmerized his followers by rolling a few grains of truth into fantasies about what he said was the weak and evil West, and by saying, " . . . may the peace of the Prophet be upon you" — as if that would wash away the blood on his hands.

The Federal Trade Commission has offered guidelines to companies that market food products to kids. The government wants the food industry to market healthful foods, not the fast food, sugary cereals and salty snacks that make up a lot of the ad market. But even though the program would be voluntary, it still rankles critics who say the government is trying to infringe on companies' free speech rights.

The bluegrass pioneer died on Friday at the age of 75. Hear a Mountain Stage performance from the West Virginia treasure, recorded live in 1997.