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A New York Times investigation reveals how the United Arab Emirates invested $2 billion in the Trump family's crypto business days before receiving access to AI chips.

The Israeli Defense Minister issued a final warning to Palestinians in Gaza City, saying those who remain will be considered "terrorists and terror supporters."

Given that it's impossible to keep up with daily shootings and deaths, where is the conversation about gun control?

Trump says Smithsonian museums promote "divisive, race-centered ideology," and focus too much on "how bad slavery was." How is the public responding?

The documentary, No Place to Grow Old, focuses on the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country: adults ages 55 and older.

In his new book, "Rising Waters," Tony Bartelme reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.

Stripped for Parts tells the story of Alden Global Capital, a secretive hedge fund that is gutting US newspapers — and the journalists fighting to save them.

Trump's 2026 budget, which is set to be debated by Congress this fall, proposes eliminating all funding for the MEP, a program that has been in place for nearly 60 years.

The Center for Biological Diversity says Trump's actions on environmental protections could lead to irreversible climate catastrophe if they go unchallenged.

The Peoples' Climate Vote shows 80 percent of people globally want their governments to take stronger action to tackle the climate crisis.

State officials promised high-speed rail by 2020. Instead, costs have doubled, little track is built, and service isn't expected to begin before 2030.

A decade ago, about 20 percent of the long-term unemployed were college graduates. Today it's about one-third, according to The New York Times.

Trump says that the FCC, which regulates all broadcasts in the US, should consider revoking the licenses of broadcasters who cover him negatively.

Trump and his allies immediately responded to Kirk's murder by blaming the "far-left" and left-wing extremism without knowing who did it or what the motivation was.

Donald Trump and his allies immediately responded by blaming the "far left" for Kirk's murder. A number of people have lost their jobs for speaking out.

This week, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court allowed racially profiling federal immigration raids in Southern California to continue.

Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 64,656 Palestinians and wounded 163,503 since October 2023. Thousands more are believed to be under the rubble.

Historian Kevin Kruse will discuss the ramifications of the Trump administration rewriting, whitewashing, and erasing history. How are educators responding?

Kathleen DuVal's book begins in the year 1,000, long before Europeans arrived. One of the goals of this book is to reinsert Native American history into world history.

Mariah Blake investigates the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals and the citizens working to hold them accountable.

In his book, Clay Risen examines the history of the 1950s anti-Communist witch hunt and connects it to Donald Trump and Elon Musk's anti-DEI and intellectual purges.

Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller write, "In many cases, we don't know what has happened to our contributors since they spoke to us. We can only hope they have survived.'

More than 150,000 federal workers have resigned, according to The New York Times. That number does not include the thousands of people who were laid off or fired.

New research reveals why people of color who voted for Obama and people who voted for Biden didn't vote at all or voted for Trump. How are Democrats responding?

On August 10, five journalists were killed by the Israeli military. Another five were killed on Monday. At least 247 have been killed since the October 7 attacks.

We Are Not Numbers elevates the voices of young Palestinians who fight to be recognized not as numbers, but as human beings with hopes, dreams, and lives worth living.

Professor Barbara Walter says the thing that scares her the most is the "police state being built around us, in real time, disguised as something meant to protect us."

More than a million federal workers have lost their collective bargaining and union protections. Trump has also cut wages and made working conditions worse.

After 10 days of negotiations in Geneva to develop a strategy to end plastic pollution, countries failed to reach a consensus on a treaty.

An Inside Climate News analysis found sections addressing alleged abuses against Indigenous peoples were removed from the US State Department's report on human rights.

Donald Trump has nominated a Heritage Foundation economist and Project 2025 contributor E.J. Antoni to head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to the UN, civilian casualties in Ukraine reached a three-year high in July, with 286 killed and 1,388 injured — the highest monthly toll since May 2022.

We're marking California Public Radio Day by opening the lines to find out what you want to hear on Your Call. What's on your mind during these challenging times?

Every week, we'll summarize the latest news, from ICE arrests to the National Guard in DC, put it in historical context, and find out how people are responding.

In his new book, "Here Comes the Sun," the acclaimed environmental activist Bill McKibben details how harnessing solar energy is the key to building a sustainable future.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to move forward with a redistricting initiative aimed at countering GOP-led gerrymandering efforts in Texas.

Last Sunday, Al Jazeera's prominent journalist Anas al-Sharif, along with five of his colleagues, was killed in a deliberate Israeli attack on a media tent in Gaza city.

Two educators with more than four decades of experience between them discuss the state of public education, challenges in the classroom, and changes they'd like to see.

Students face challenges inside and outside the classroom as cash strapped schools struggle with funding cuts. How can we support our students and protect our schools?

Local queer communities are already embracing the bay area's new women's basketball team.

As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity's supply of fresh water.

KALW's seven-part series examines the growing threat of sea level rise along California's coast.