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Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucuses in first contests of 2024

Former President Trump dominated in Iowa, beating his fellow Republicans by double digits.

People walk along 30th Street in North Park on Nov. 15, 2022.

North Park property owners to pay new tax for upkeep

Property owners in North Park, home to more special maintenance tax districts than any other San Diego neighborhood, will pay more per parcel under the new tax than what they previously paid.

Devotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell.

The House passed a TikTok ban bill. But is the app really a national security threat?

National security officials have long warned about the dangers TikTok poses as long as it is owned by a Chinese company, but the threat remains theoretical.

Solar panels over a parking lot at Patrick Henry High School on Oct. 9, 2023.

California could be getting new rules for solar on apartments, schools and farms

CPUC will decide the fate of proposed rules that could remove financial incentives to install solar panels on complexes with more than one electric meter.

A woman who is unhoused stands next to shopping carts that she uses to move and organize her belongings, Jan. 20, 2022.

A San Diego TV station reported on abandoned shopping carts. Then police ramped up enforcement

San Diego police made nearly three times as many arrests and citations for unhoused people in possession of a stolen shopping cart after a TV news story.

Edward Blum, a longtime opponent of affirmative action and founder of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, at the U.S. Supreme Court last year. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled in Blum's favor against a venture capital fund that awards grants to Black female entrepreneurs.

A federal appeals court blocks a grant program for Black female entrepreneurs

The suit was brought by Edward Blum, the man behind the case against Harvard College that led to the Supreme Court dismantling affirmative action in higher education in June.

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for 'total annihilation' of digital privacy

The lawsuit alleges that Rudy Giuliani and an associate's actions are unlawful under California law, and it says Giuliani and the associate have refused to return Hunter Biden's data.

Palestinian children wait to collect food at a donation point in a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 23, 2023.

Humanitarian crises abound. Why is the U.N. asking for less aid money than last year?

"This is the first time that this has happened in recent years," said Martin Griffiths of the United Nations, about the reduced ask. Why in a time of greater need is the U.N. lowering its appeal?

A caucus sign near the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 8.

Iowa caucuses: AP makes call for Trump win, with DeSantis in second

The AP call for former President Donald Trump came just a half hour into the first presidential contest for 2024, and later called Ron DeSantis for second. Follow NPR for analysis and results.

Republican presidential contender Doug Burgum, who's governor of North Dakota, is offering to send people $20 gift cards if they donate as little as $1 to his campaign. He's seen here last month speaking in Ankeny, Iowa.

Doug Burgum is offering $20 to people donating $1 to his campaign. Is that legal?

"Depending on the outcome, it will either be viewed as genius or the dumbest political move in history," political science professor Patricia Crouse told NPR.

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