Newsom offers clemency to 5 inmates serving life without parole
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of five inmates serving life without parole for murder, saying Friday that they deserve a chance at freedom...
Complaints about California’s hellishly hot prison cells have been mounting for years
As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark on a $38 million pilot program...
Will California ban companies from charging vets to secure benefits? Some say it should
The $1,102 Adan Montalvo gets every month in disability from the Department of Veterans Affairs makes a difference for him, but he regrets the...
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they...
What Trump’s new choice of presidential hero says about his evolving goals
In his first term, Donald Trump’s favorite president, other than himself, was Andrew Jackson, the hatchet-faced, self-made populist who relished turning Washington upside down.
Now he’s partial to...
