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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at an event on the one-year launch of the Pandemic Fund, in New York City on Sept. 19.

Janet Yellen says a government shutdown would add to risks of a recession

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm about the damage a government shutdown could do to the U.S. economy. "It's really reckless and will impose immediate harm," Yellen told NPR.

Across the Lehigh Valley, contentious races for control of local school boards are taking center stage in the November election.

School board elections are latest battleground for polarized national politics

In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies.

Yaffa Rubinstein, 75, attended a recent pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. She supports President Biden but says she's disappointed with what she calls anti-Israel rhetoric from some Democrats.

As Democrats stay divided on Israel, Jewish voters face politically uncertain future

A strong majority of Jewish Americans are Democrats, but the Israel-Hamas war is highlighting fault lines in the Democratic Party over U.S. policy toward Israel.

Amira Temple and Devin Wade rehearsing a scene from Loud Fridge Theatre Group's production of "Ripped."

Loud Fridge makes noise with a play about the gray areas of consent

This week Loud Fridge Theatre Group kicks off its first full season with the San Diego premiere of former San Diegan Rachel Bublitz' "Ripped," about a campus sexual assault.

UAW supporters and members hold signs outside the Stellantis Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., on July 12, 2023. Electric vehicles may not be at the heart of the contract talks between the UAW and the Detroit automakers, but as the sign subtly shows, they loom large in the negotiations.

Why the transition to electric cars looms large in UAW talks with Big 3 automakers

Wages, benefits and job security may be at the heart of union talks with Detroit automakers — but the rise of battery-powered cars looms large in the background.

County Supervisor Jim Desmond, joined by El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, Congressional candidate Margarita Wilkerson and County Board of Supervisor candidate Amy Reichert, call for a border shutdown over concerns that terrorists from the Middle East could enter the United States in front of the County Administration Building, Oct. 25, 2023.

Expert calls Desmond's plan to close border over Hamas 'completely unhinged'

County Supervisor Jim Desmond and other San Diego Republicans called for a border shutdown over concerns that Hamas terrorists might enter the United States.

More than a dozen prisoners at Thomson prison in Illinois claimed in a letter that guards were bribing them to attack the warden. The Marshall Project redacted some names in these documents to protect their identity.

A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

A controversial Census Bureau proposal could shrink the U.S. disability rate by 40%

The Census Bureau has proposed changing how it produces data about people with disabilities. It could reduce the national rate of disability by about 40%. That's sparked controversy among advocates.

UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The UAW strike against Big Three automakers may not have much of an impact on car shoppers, though that could change.

How the UAW strikes could impact car shoppers

Historic as the UAW strikes may be, analysts say the actions are unlikely to impact car prices too much — for now. A new strike on parts distribution centers, however, could sting.

U.S. government agrees to settlement with migrant families separated at the border

The deal, which a federal judge must approve, bars immigration officials from imposing a blanket policy of family separation for the next eight years. It does not provide any monetary compensation.

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