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A cystic fibrosis drug that is expected to be taken by only a few hundred people may drain almost $36 million from California's general fund over two fiscal years.

Twelve of those who died were staff members of the Paris-based charity, which says the attack went on for 30 minutes after it contacted both Afghanistan's and the coalition's military leaders.

Plus, students getting their money back in bankruptcy and more in the weekly education roundup.

"I just signed your death warrant," said Judge Rosemarie Aquilina on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday evening Michigan State University confirmed its president is resigning over the scandal.

Rachel Martin talks to Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio about control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. NPR's Uri Berliner weighs in on the politics at the relatively new agency.

Callisto, a secure platform that allows students to report sexual assault and harassment, is hoping to "give power back to victims." It's in use at 12 colleges with a total of 150,000 students.

Multiple wildfires are burning in Southern California. In Los Angeles, the hills around The Getty Center museum are on fire. A massive fire in Ventura County has caused tens of thousands of people to evacuate as well. Accounts of the damage done and the effort to control the fires.

Brandon Martinez. 16, was one of nearly 40 undocumented immigrants found in a trailer in San Antonio. His father laments that his son suffered so much to cross the border, just like he did.

It's the sports debate that will not go away: LeBron or Jordan? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sami Hassan, who writes for the Bulls Times, a blog about the Chicago Bulls, and Chris Manning, who runs Fear the Sword, a Cleveland Cavaliers blog.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Associated Press reporter Gerry Shih about China's re-education camps in Xinjiang.