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U.S. Olympic Gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and NCAA and world champion gymnast Maggie Nichols testified on Capitol Hill in 2021 about the Inspector General's report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts.

Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case

The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.

The states to watch on the 2024 electoral map

NPR's electoral map organizes states into seven categories – Toss Up, Lean Republican, Lean Democratic, Likely Republican, Likely Democratic, Safe Republican and Safe Democratic.

Un campamento para personas sin hogar a lo largo del lecho del río en San Diego el 23 de marzo de 2024. Foto de Kristian Carreon para CalMatters

Líderes de California toman postura en un monumental caso de la Corte Suprema sobre personas sin hogar

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos está a punto de escuchar un caso que tendrá importantes implicaciones para la política sobre personas sin hogar en California. Descubra cuál es la posición de sus líderes sobre el tema.

Pictured, goats grazing in Chula Vista for SDG&E's new goat grazing pilot program underneath power lines. July 21, 2022

California legislators prepare to vote on a crackdown on utility spending

A crackdown on how California utilities spend customers' money faces a do-or-die vote in the Legislature.

Ken Wells de O&M Solar Services en Los Ángeles, afuera de una casa con paneles solares en Ladera Heights. Foto de Lauren Justice para CalMatters

Un plan para cambiar las tarifas de los servicios públicos está dividiendo a los ambientalistas de California y esta es la razón

La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California considerará el 9 de mayo una nueva propuesta que cambiaría la forma en que los californianos pagan por la electricidad.

Diego Aguilar works at a trade center at East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, Calif.

Many in Gen Z ditch colleges for trade schools. Meet the 'toolbelt generation'

With demand for jobs like HVAC technicians, electricians and wind turbine installers, enrollment is ticking up at vocational schools as four-year college costs continue to soar.

President Biden arrives to commemorate Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va., on April 22.

On Earth Day, Biden launched a new site to apply for Climate Corps jobs

President Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they're disappointed with some of his policies.

Although matzo sold in supermarkets is typically square, the round matzo is believed to be the earliest form of this unleavened bread that is eaten during the Passover holiday as a symbol of both suffering and freedom.

Matzo — the Passover bread of affliction and freedom — is a timely symbol in 2024

Bread — and the lack thereof — plays a role in many corners of the world facing a crisis, from Israel and Gaza to Ukraine to Afghanistan to Sudan.

Children go trick-or-treating on Oct. 31, 2022, in Houston.

Why the urban legend of contaminated Halloween candy won't disappear

There is no evidence of any deaths or injuries from contaminated Halloween candy. Why are people still afraid of it?

The All-American Canal is seen here in Imperial County, Calif. Jan. 24, 2022. Customs and Border Protection agents say this is a "high traffic" area for migrants. The border fence is just 26 yards south of the canal and the Interstate-8 highway is a short walk away. Migrants climb the fence, swim across the canal and meet a driver along the highway.

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

In addition to generating cleaner electricity, covered canals have the added benefit of reducing evaporation in arid locations.

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