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Joy Perrin, right, a mother of two children, at the Budget Subcommittee No. 2 Human Services hearing at the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 20, 2024. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently proposed cuts to the CalWORKs program. With the help of CalWORKS, Perrin was able to secure housing for her and her family and is currently attending college.

California may gut two CalWORKS programs helping thousands of families

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

Clockwise from top left: <em>Inside Out 2</em>, <em>Thelma</em>, <em>Twisters</em>, <em>Hit Man</em>, <em>Fancy Dance </em>and<em> Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F</em>.

These are the 19 movies we're most excited about this summer

Comedies, action-adventures, coming-of-age tales, animation — plus that sweet, sweet movie theater air conditioning. There's something for everyone at the multiplex; our critics can help you choose.

Republican presidential candidates former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in September.

5 candidates will face off in Miami. Here's how to watch the third GOP debate

Five Republican candidates — minus the front-runner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.

In an joint press conference with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi stressed the need for additional support from other countries in the effort to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

Rich countries have to look beyond their own borders, says U.N. high commissioner

More than 400,000 refugees have fled violence in Sudan and crossed into Chad. NPR's Michel Martin joined U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield on visit to a refugee camp near the border.

Karen Williams (left) holds hands with her daughter, Lena Powell, while walking through St. Michael's Lutheran Churchyard in Philadelphia. Williams, who is disabled, bought a life insurance policy to pay for her funeral, but it caused her to lose access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit checks that she relies on to pay bills.

These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits

A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.

An unfinished bus terminal that will be joined with the East Coast Rail Link in Malaysia.

Malaysia's a big draw for China's Belt and Road plans. Finishing them is another story

The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the country — even if it has blown past deadlines and budgets.

A graphic illustration showing the outside of America's Finest Charter School in Chollas view with images of key people at the school in the background as well as one hundred dollar bills.

Layoffs spark rifts at struggling southeast San Diego charter school

Poor finances appear to be only the beginning of troubles for America’s Finest Charter School in Chollas View.

A Twitter page of Chinese exiled businessman Guo Wengui is seen on a computer screen in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2017. The self-exiled Chinese businessman was arrested Wednesday in New York on charges that he oversaw a billion-dollar fraud conspiracy.

U.S. arrests a Chinese business tycoon in a $1 billion fraud conspiracy

Guo Wengui, long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon, was arrested on charges that he oversaw a fraud conspiracy.

Patricia Moran gets a hug from one of the children at her child care facility in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.

California budget deficit could delay new child care funding

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed delaying funding for 20,000 subsidized child care slots, which would help cover the state's $22.5 billion budget deficit this year.

Women referees pose for a portrait after officiating a match in the Morocco's professional women league, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, May 21, 2023.

Morocco's historic Women's World Cup performance inspires girls even if some in Arab world ignore it

Morocco's national women's team made its debut at the Women's World Cup and advanced to the knockout rounds.

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