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The August 20 closure comes — ironically — as state and federal lawmakers invest heavily in early childhood care and education.
An entirely different approach is needed to turn the tide on COVID vaccinations among the 18-29 group.
With case rates rising once again, businesses with everything to lose are doing what the government will not.
Photojournalist David Bacon documents the harsh lives of farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley.
Former top editor of NAACP’s The Crisis to lead award-winning investigative publication.
PFAS chemicals persist indefinitely in the environment and are linked to severe illnesses.
Health experts feared this would happen when mask restrictions were lifted. Now, children’s COVID rates have increased fivefold.
For Kaiser member Victor Gomez, getting help meant going out of network.
Pressure and potential legislation in California could change Amazon’s approach to workforce protection and burnout across the U.S.
Some local governments around the country are already mandating shots for public employees.
The bureaucratic battles over cart permitting have high stakes for Los Angeles’ 10,000 vendors.
Civic and environmental groups accuse AG Hector Balderas of improper dealings with a lawyer and longtime friend.
Immigrant rights advocate Cynthia Buiza explains Gov. Newsom’s historic plan to help immigrants receive health care.
Vaccine mandates will make campuses safer. It could do the same for workplaces.
While New Mexico sizzles and the West burns, methane emissions from the state’s biggest oilfield keep rising.
Representatives could end what critics say is an outdated, “exploitative and discriminatory” legal framework.
The GOP seeks to spark an improbable conservative comeback in a true-blue state in the Sept. 14 vote.
The stakes are high for a region that is home to roughly four million unvaccinated residents.
The move could make it harder for landowners to sue companies that pollute water tables.
More than 50 years after I participated in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, the struggle for racial equality continues.