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A measure to allow the easy conversion of hotels and motels into emergency shelters and long-term affordable housing for people who lost their homes in the wildfires or who are otherwise unhoused sailed through the Senate on Monday.

California's secretary of state says there are more than enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.

After more than a year of bargaining with the university, faculty voted to strike.

Changes may soon arrive at a gas pump near you thanks to new fuel standards that just landed on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk. The state’s new fuel...

Classical music fans are mourning the loss of the celebrated mezzo-soprano, known for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93.

A group called Babuk claimed to be behind the ransomware attack on the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

House Democrats are further expanding the definition of infrastructure with a plan to provide paid leave and family benefits for the vast majority of Americans.

The government has declared victory over poverty. NPR talks to the people who've been moved from poor rural villages to brand-new apartment buildings to see how they're now faring.

Fox News says its coverage of bogus election-fraud claims was "accurate and disinterested" and is protected by the First Amendment.

Oregon lawmakers hope they are on the brink of ushering the state into a new era of policing oversight, accountability and equity. Among the more than dozen bills being considered are new laws to establish a statewide database of police misconduct, require police departments to submit data to the FBI’s use-of-force database and limit arbitrator decisions in police misconduct cases.