Claudia covers local government at North State Public Radio as part of UC Berkeley’s California Local News Fellowship. She ...

Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. Six in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.

President Trump, famous for stripping protections from national monuments, is signing a bill to turn one into a national park. The land in southern Arizona is biologically rich and scenic.

Dessner, best known as a member of the rock band The National, has become a sought-after producer for pop stars and singer-songwriters, including Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams and Noah Kahan.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan told an audience that the conservative majority is blinding itself to the consequences of its decisions on voting rights, gerrymandering and campaign finance.

What issues are bringing individuals to the polls in this key race that could decide the balance of power in Congress? What last minute push is being made by the campaigns?

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has freed an American, Stephen Hubbard, from a Russian prison following a request ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T'ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, about her detainment by Israeli forces while observing a Palestinian olive harvest.

Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first ...

As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States?

The cost of having a baby is difficult to predict. The amount families pay varies widely. Here are five tips to help you ...

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns ...