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A new Human Rights Watch report documents how Louisiana's Cancer Alley residents suffer the effects of extreme pollution from the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry.

With his address clocking in at more than 90 minutes, President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress is the longest speech of its kind in at least sixty years.

Yesterday would have been Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 105th birthday. The Bay Area literary icon died in 2021. He is most associated with books and poetry — and rightly so. But before he published Howl, before he opened City Lights and before the Beats he was part of the World War Two effort.

The Texas Democrat stood, shouting, as the president addressed a joint session of Congress. After Rep. Green refused to retake his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson ordered him removed from the chamber.

Today is Waffle Day!

We'll discuss a sacred Native American site in Berkeley being transferred back to the Ohlone people, a California survey designed to understand and address the needs of the LGBTQ+ community as they age, and the Frameline film festival celebrating queer storytelling.

In partnership with The Oaklandside and El Tímpano, KALW presents Oakland's mayoral candidates sharing their visions ahead of the April special election.

A major storm sweeps across the U.S., bringing severe weather conditions such as blizzards, wildfires and tornadoes. Blizzard warnings are in effect for Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.

Some employees who were previously fired received emails saying they're "cleared to return to work."

The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.

As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.

Trump addressed a sharply divided Congress, as he claimed an electoral mandate and vowed his administration was "just getting started." Throughout the speech, he faced repeated jeers from Democrats.