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Helping South Africans access HIV treatment — with a much-reduced budget

Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. At one organization which once employed over 30 workers, the four who remain tell of their experiences.

State workers protest return to office order outside CalEPA

California state workers rallied in downtown Sacramento last week to push back on Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order sending them back to the office four days a week. From our partners at CapRadio, Greg Micek has more.

Movie audiences are obsessed with 'Obsession'

A horror film made for less than a million dollars by a YouTuber in his studio feature debut is driving audiences to theaters in droves.

Oakland's Laney College, one of the state's community colleges

Community colleges say they are making progress against scammers

California's community colleges have been battling fraudulent students for years, trying to prevent scammers from stealing financial aid money.

Acy Cooper eats lunch out of his pickup truck at the Myrtle Grove Marina in Port Sulphur, La. on Friday, May 15, 2026. Cooper had just returned to the marina after a shift ferrying oil rig workers from offshore platforms — a job he's taken because of falling shrimp prices and increasing fuel costs.

Gulf shrimpers want help from Congress as fuel costs climb

The declining number of Gulf shrimpers who are still in business are now struggling as gas prices rise and competition with cheaper imports remains high.

A Flock Safety license plate reader camera

Automated license plate reader restrictions focus of new bill

A new bill in the state Legislature targets Automated License Plate Readers. From our partners at CapRadio, Steve Milne has more.

Oakland mayor ‘deeply concerned’ over SFPD raid on apartment building

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Saturday that she was "deeply concerned" by video and reports of San Francisco police officers smashing the glass front door of an affordable housing complex in West Oakland on Thursday.

Maps for new South Carolina congressional districts are shown in the state Senate antechamber on Friday.

Trump-backed redistricting plan is rejected in the South Carolina Legislature

Republican state senators don't face election this year. Trump's urging for them to redistrict to help flip the House seat held by prominent Democrat Jim Clyburn was met with opposition.

Rioters assault police protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Trump administration has systematically tried to rewrite the history of the violent attack, including by purging information from government websites.

Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops

The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.

Players of the United States pose for a team photo on stage during the U.S. Soccer World Cup roster reveal on Tuesday in New York City.

A mix of veterans and newcomers will represent the United States at the World Cup

Some veterans from the last World Cup — like forward Christian Pulisic and midfielders Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams — made the team. The roster includes 13 newcomers as well.

French aviator Roland Garros pictured in the cockpit of an aircraft in 1911.

Why the French Open is named after Roland Garros, who didn't play tennis

Roland Garros, a WWI-era pilot, is credited with revolutionizing aerial combat. The major Paris tennis tournament was named after him in 1928, a decade after his death in combat.

Finding Humor in Ill-Advised Ventures

OpenAI engineer Robbie Ostrow guides us through the Repository of Ill-Advised Ventures, a one-of-a-kind collection of artifacts from failed startups and truly terrible ideas.

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