Besides a thin coat of ash and soot, the Altadena Seed Library is still standing after the deadly Eaton Fire ripped through the area, killing 17 people and displacing thousands. The libraries are a ...

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

The ruling bars U.S. agencies from implementing the order to end birthright citizenship for children born to migrants in the U.S. temporarily or without legal status while the case is under review.

President Trump's executive order leaves many nonbinary and transgender Californians grappling with uncertainty about their ability to travel freely.

The City Council this week approved taking money from other infrastructure projects to help pay for dewatering wells.

The Metro Board voted Thursday to expand a program that offers unlimited rides to people who have been displaced by the ongoing fires.

While signing the order to end U.S. membership in the World Health Organization, the President spoke of the disparity between contributions from the U.S. and China. Here's how WHO funding works.

From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees.

One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee." ...