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Nearly half of that money will go to Californians directly in the form of $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits. Another $26 billion will go to the state government.

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday for not complying with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena.

The Trump administration wants to allocate more of California's water to farmers. Internal government emails show concern that the change is being pushed too fast for adequate scientific review.

Under Newsom's plan, some of that surplus would be used to strengthen the state’s early education system, including expanding transitional kindergarten to 4 year olds by the 2024 school year, part of his promise to tackle inequalities laid bare by the pandemic.

NPR's Michel Michel talks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, about Antony Blinken's call on the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces to stop the conflict.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Khan, an Afghan national who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military for four years, about the safety situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.

Leaking classified information is a crime, but it's also one of the most popular sports in Washington. Candidate Trump encouraged leaks. President Trump calls them a crime.

Says one activist: "They tell us, 'Because of you, we are breathing free air.' "

San Francisco’s major hospitals have logged a steady rise in the number of patients with COVID-19, but they have — so far — been spared the sudden surge of cases that have overwhelmed emergency rooms in New York.

With cases on the rise, people want to know: How do I look after a family member who's been diagnosed and is at home? And how do I show support for a friend with the virus?