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Gov.-elect Gavin Newson and his Democratic allies in the Legislature have ambitious plans for statewide public education improvements.

But next week's special session on redistricting will hardly be a return to normalcy. The Capitol is under construction. Mask rules are in place. And many lawmakers are concerned about security after last year's incursion on the building.

Thirty years ago, Jeff Sessions' history of racial comments derailed him from a job as a federal judge. Now, President-elect Trump has nominated the Alabama senator to run the Justice Department.

From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.

Lobbyists claim the timber industry is "up against the ropes." Here's what they're not saying: Lumber prices are at record highs and profits are soaring.

Chris Keys worries his family will run out of the insurance coverage that's paying for their rental home as they rebuild. "We're going to have to split the family apart," he says.

The Tories now have the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher's win in 1987, all but ensuring the United Kingdom will exit the European Union in January.

The Battle of Dunkirk was a spectacular defeat for the British, yet the retreat is a point of pride in Britain today. Robert Siegel speaks with historian Andrew Roberts, about the movie Dunkirk.

Researchers are proposing the creation of a refrigerated Noah's ark for beneficial human bacteria-- like the Global Seed Vault.

Four wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles counties threatened more than 12,000 homes and other buildings and shut down more than 200 schools. No deaths have been confirmed.