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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jeff Hanna, frontman of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, about the band's final tour, and how they'll continue to make music six decades into their career.

The medical system in Venezuela was already under stress even before the earthquake. Now, medications and doctors are scarce but the need for all kinds of medical care is increasing.

Last week marked the deadline for California schools to comply with a state law that prohibits the use of culturally insensitive terms for Indigenous groups as school names or mascots.

California has a new cabinet-level agency focused entirely on housing and homelessness. It officially began operating July 1st.

Climate advocates gathered at the State Capitol last week to protest changes to California’s program that charges major polluters for their greenhouse gas emissions.

The co-host of a local podcast has been emerged as a figure in the ongoing federal bribery probe into alleged corruption that has already led to the prosecution of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and two prominent businessmen.

This British comedy on Hulu centers on two 50-something best friends who turn on each other after he gets involved with her 26-year-old daughter. While the premise is juicy, it's also a tad yucky.

The New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv spent years reporting stories about mothers and daughters searching for each other. When she became a mom, she saw everything she wrote differently.

A joint memorial service was held Sunday for three wildland firefighters who died last week along the Utah-Colorado border.

The music of Motown Records was formative to a generation of Detroiters.

Federal agents tried to track David Streever to his home and hotel, and left him a warning notice that a critical email he sent the former head of ICE may have been illegal. Now he's suing.

"Reverend Ray" Broshears founded the queer vigilante group the Lavender Panthers in 1973. The group's impact is still felt today.