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CHICAGO — Dystopian times, these. Netflix had a hit with “Leave the World Behind,” executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, a movie wherein America descends into chaos. Many Americans went to see “Civil War...Read more

PHILADELPHIA —The nation is in the middle of a contentious transformation from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

It's a change either hailed by environmentalists for addressing climate change and public health or ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dirk Couvson was still lying in the street — still bleeding — when he made his first phone call after the crash. He called his mother.

Lythia Bouie answered the phone at almost 11 p.m., and for ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Inmates got spoiled milk and uncooked or burned food, served with dirty cups and utensils.

Bed sheets weren’t washed for weeks. Inmates were threatened with sexual violence by other inmates.

Guards, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Eilon Presman was about 100 feet from the UCLA Palestinian solidarity encampment when he heard the screams: "Zionist! Zionist!"

The 20-year-old junior, who is Israeli, realized the activists were pointing...Read more

Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender.

Living in Las Vegas and then 50, he finally felt safe enough to come out as a transgender man. He had his wife’s ...Read more

Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, sits in an exam room across from Joel Rubinstein, who has asthma. Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a checkup and hear a ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite programs to subsidize rental housing, low-income recipients often struggle to find a place as cost of living rises and landlords refuse Section 8 vouchers.

The Sacramento Housing and ...Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone against President Joe Biden after the U.S. withheld a shipment of bombs as a warning to its top Middle East ally not to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah...Read more

President Joe Biden weighed in on a labor dispute underway at Boeing Co., urging the planemaker to restart stalled contract talks with a union representing 160 of its firefighters.

“Collective bargaining is a right that...Read more

Multiple UC Irvine students involved in a pro-Palestinian encampment that formed on campus last week have been given suspension notices, a university spokesperson confirmed Thursday, May 9.

According to one of the ...Read more

Microsoft Corp. will launch its own online store for mobile-game consumables in July, creating an alternative to Apple Inc. and Google’s app stores and their fees.

The browser-based store will debut with Microsoft’s ...Read more

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman called President Joe Biden's threat to withhold military aid to Israel "deeply disappointing," the latest criticism he has levied at the president over his handling of the war in Gaza.

On ...Read more

Target has Pride merchandise in fewer stores this year after backlash it received after pulling some items from last year's collection.

Officials at the Minneapolis-based company acknowledged later in the summer that the ...Read more

The California Coastal Commission has drawn a line in the sand: Allow transgender surfers to compete, or you’ll be in violation of the Coastal Act.

A two-day surf contest happening this weekend in Huntington Beach, ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle is refusing to turn over documents showing how it handled child sexual abuse allegations by church leaders, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a news conference Thursday...Read more

PHILADELPHIA —The University of Pennsylvania is adding security for this year's graduation ceremony, as protests of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza grow heading into their third week.

In an update to parents, families, ...Read more

The value of a college degree largely depends on where you go, a new HEA Group study found.

And as college tuition continues to increase – more than 30% in the next five years for Cal State University – some are ...Read more

Twenty-five Republican-led states, including Georgia, filed a legal challenge Thursday to new federal regulations on air pollution from power plants that generate electricity.

The new rule, announced in April, would ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the deportation process for migrants who are already ineligible for asylum.

The change isn't expected to have broad implications, but ...Read more