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With the massive Caldor Fire blazing less than 15 miles away on Friday, many residents of South Lake Tahoe and neighboring communities had packed up their valuables and were awaiting evacuation orders.

Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.

School is back in session! These Life Kit episodes can help parents support their children to make sure they have on of the best school year's yet.

Two professors invited indigenous artisans to make masks portraying the agent of the pandemic — the coronavirus — through the lens of their cultural traditions.

Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris is the last surviving member of the Kerner commission, appointed in 1967 to study the root causes of social unrest in America. Its groundbreaking report blamed racism.

In another sign of the dramatic change wrought by the Taliban's sudden takeover, Paralympic athletes now have no way to travel to Japan.

Los Angeles Unified Schools Reopen With COVID Protocols in Place Los Angeles Unified School District, the largest in the state, reopens Monday for in-person instruction. Students and staff will be required to wear masks indoors and undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, regardless of their vaccination status. San Joaquin County Sees Spike in COVID Cases There’s concern … Continue reading Hundreds of Thousands of Students Return to Schools in Los Angeles →

NPR's Noel King speaks with Jon Finer, deputy national security adviser, on what the Biden administration did or did not know about the Taliban's strength and strategy in Afghanistan.

Kickstart the week with three new songs hand-picked for your playlist.

For your consideration: A kazoo parade, a banana slug cooking competition, and pagan dancing for ducks by Lake Merritt.