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for an investigation of a public high school that allegedly misused state funds. The money is typically used to hire more teachers or to buy more textbooks. Officials at Roberto Clemente High School used the funds to send students on field trips to Puerto Rico and Mexico...and to bring in speakers and artists connected to Puerto Rican nationalist groups.

50 years ago this month Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play major league baseball, after signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. All Things Considered asked listeners to write and talk about their memories of Robinson. Today, on Opening Day, ATC listeners around the country remember watching Robinson play at Ebbits Field in Brooklyn, how his aggressive play intensified the game, and what his presence on the team meant to them.

more accurately and safely. Every year geologists die while climbing volcanoes to study the movements of the mountains and the gasses they put out. Field work may never be fully eliminated, but remote sensing devices could take some of the danger out of the research...work that is similar to its depiction in the film "Dante's Peak," but not "Volcano."

Linda talks with Walter Meshaka , curator of the Everglades Regional Collection in the Everglades National Park in Homestead, Florida. South Florida has been coping with an infestation of Cane Toads, which were introduced into the region to help control pests in the sugarcane fields of that region. However, the toads themselves are now causing problems because they have no significant predators in the area. The toads, called Bufo marinus, can grow to be as large as three pounds, and are toxic to people and to pets.

Fans at Oriole Park at Camden Yards respond to today's threatened umpire boycott of the American League Divisional Playoff. Umpires did not strike, but had threatened not to officiate at today's game as a protest against Oriole second baseman Roberto Alomar. Last week, Alomar spit at umpire John Hirschbeck after a disputed call. American League President Gene Budig (BYOO-dig) suspended Alomar, but the penalty was appealed and Alomar was allowed to take the field today.

Candidates must be between ages 30 and 55, in good physical health with no dietary restrictions and have a master's degree in a STEM field. They'll experience limited communication and food rationing

The mayor of Denver, Colorado says he doesn't want to jump on the bandwagon of cities renaming their sports stadiums after corporate sponsors. AT&T Broadband, Janus Capital Corporation and Invesco have all expressed interest in paying to have their names on the new home field for the Denver Broncos football team. Noah Adams talks with Mayor Wellington Webb about why he wants to keep the name "Mile High Stadium," despite the possible benefits to taxpayers from a corporate name.

Federated Department Stores plans to acquire May Department Stores for more than $11 billion in cash and stock. Federated owns Macy's and Bloomingdale's among other retail chains. May operates Lord & Taylor, Marshall Field's and others. The combined company will have about 1,000 stores and nearly $30 billion in annual sales.

Looting and sabotage since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime have left Iraq's oil fields in disrepair, hampering U.S. efforts to resume oil exports quickly to fund reconstruction efforts. U.S. officials expect that Iraq will begin exporting 700,000 barrels a day in August, far less than its pre-war capacity. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Before Joe Namath, Joe Montana and Jim Kelly, there was Johnny U. -- number 19. More than 30 years after he threw his last off-the-ear spiral in the NFL, Johnny Unitas is still regarded by many as the quintessential field general and one of football's all-time greatest -- and gutsiest -- performers. He died Wednesday at 69 of an apparent heart attack.