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Ridgecrest Residents Shaken by Quakes The desert town of Ridgecrest was rattled by two earthquakes: first a 6.4 magnitude quake on Independence Day and then a 7.1 quake the following day. People there are cleaning up the mess. Some are scared to go back home. Reporter: Saul Gonzalez Why Didn’t Los Angeles’ Earthquake Warning System … Continue reading Why Didn’t LA’s Earthquake Warning System Work? →

The skyrocketing costs of California’s wildfires raise new fiscal questions for the Governor and the legislature, while Barack Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez make splashes in California (0:40). Then, Congressman Eric Swalwell joins Marisa and Guy Marzorati to talk about his Iowa roots (6:31) student loans (8:57), why his dad got fired from an Iowa police … Continue reading Eric Swalwell on His Iowa Roots, Lessons of Knocking Off an Incumbent, and How to Talk About Trump and Russia →

Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told a House committee that the department expects to answer "for our failings on Jan. 6."

From the 6,000 entries this year, meet the one who captivated NPR's panel of judges.

The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center reported Wednesday there are 14 uncontained large fires in the Pacific Northwest, with seven each in Oregon and Washington. Some 6,600 people are involved in firefighting efforts across the two states.

About 300 unarmed soldiers are joining local police in the city of 6 million to enforce coronavirus restrictions as authorities try to quell a new outbreak linked to the delta variant.

Lightning caused the fire on July 6. Since then it has burned at least 161 homes. About 2,500 homes are still threatened. Elsewhere in the state, two other wildfires have grown to more than 20,000 acres this week.

The international community's "road map" for peace in the Middle East calls for a secure Israel and independent Palestine living side by side. Now there's a rail map, too... as well as plans for telecommunications and other essential services. This practical vision for the region is outlined in a new report from the RAND Corporation, which says that beyond security, open borders are also essential for the success of a Palestinian state.

A husband and wife from Wisconsin celebrating more than five decades of marriage were killed. A third victim was pronounced dead Friday evening.

The guitarist spent his early teens playing clubs as part of the vibrant 6th Street music scene of Austin, Texas, learning from (and impressing) blues legends along the way.