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Burned rubble at Palisades Charter Elementary School, which was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 12, 2025.

California rushes billions in aid for LA fire recovery: 'The first of many steps'

California passed two bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to Palisades and Eaton fires.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on defense spending at Downing Street on Tuesday in London, ahead of his visit to Washington. He said Britain would increase defense spending to 2.5% of economic output by 2027, the country's biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War. The U.K. will slash its aid budget to pay for this new expenditure.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit the White House. Here's what to know

In his visit on Thursday, the prime minister will try to leverage the U.K.'s so-called "special relationship" with U.S. and act as a bridge between the Trump administration and U.S. allies in Europe.

High mortgage rates, high prices, and low inventory meant for a slow year in existing home sales.

The U.S. just experienced its slowest annual sales of homes since 1995

The market sputtered amid high mortgage rates, high prices, and homeowners with lower rates who have no plans to move.

A Border Patrol agent is shown using a headset and computer at a facility in San Diego to conduct a long-distance interview by video with a person arrested crossing the border in Texas, June 5, 2014.

Measuring the potential impact of mass deportations in San Diego

Approximately 300,000 people could be directly impacted by deportations, according to research from a UC San Diego researcher.

The remains of a burned home are seen after the home was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Jan. 8.

How climate change is reshaping home insurance in California — and the rest of the U.S.

Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too.

Farmer Gale Livingstone alongside volunteers Sydney Harris, Lewis Taylor, Emmani Phillips-Quigley and Jimi Palmer plant seeds at Deep Roots Farm in Upper Marlboro, Md.

Black farmers among those left in limbo amid federal funding freeze

The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.

Dormant blast furnaces sit at the old site of the Bethlehem Steel plant, which was an economic center of the Lehigh Valley for more than 100 years.

The Lehigh Valley has changed drastically. Now, it could swing Pennsylvania

Vice President Harris is in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday — a key part of a key state. The Lehigh Valley with its purple politics, economic history and demographic shifts could swing it all.

Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket in Burbank, Calif., on Friday.

Starbucks baristas' 'strike before Christmas' has reached hundreds of U.S. stores

Starbucks' union says workers are walking off the job at some 300 — out of over 10,000 — stores across the U.S. as contract negotiations falter. The company urges it to return to the bargaining table.

U.S. Ambassador exits China, saying the global rival 'underestimated the U.S.'

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

The Trump administration's plans for mass firings are sparking protests and challenges in court. Here, supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development join Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., outside USAID's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3 after Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, said he and President Trump would close the foreign assistance agency.

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

President Trump's administration has fired more than 20,000 federal workers. How does the federal workforce compare with those of other countries?

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