The arrival of autumn rains spark the return of these temporary wetlands across California, teeming with plant and animal ...

Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the ...

CalMatters reports on efforts by AT&T to retire landlines nationwide. Plus, a program that provides free services for the ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be ...

Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River.

The vast Ohio River Basin is poised for a multi-year ecological restoration after years of industrial pollution, but only if Congress decides to fund it.

More women are planning to deck the halls in rented fashion this year, just as inflation and tariffs are poised to push clothing prices higher.

The new law requires schools to phase out certain ultraprocessed foods by July 2029. It’s also the first in the country to ...

A major political player faces charges of public corruption. Breaking down the drama around the Stockton City Council. Famed ...

California is embracing AI in education, but some students and professors say it threatens creativity, accuracy and human ...