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Kris Pedretti sits with her Dogs Cello and Lexi at her Elk Grove home, July 20, 2021.

East Area Rapist Survivor Creates New Support Space For Sacramento Assault Victims

One year after Joseph DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison for committing a string of rapes and murders in the 1970s and 1980s, survivors of his crimes are speaking up and inviting others to do the same.

Voters register and receive their ballots at the San Francisco voting center at City Hall on Nov. 3, 2002.

Lost in translation? California election ballots may be in fewer languages

The Secretary of State’s office is requiring election ballots and other voter information to be translated into fewer languages. Advocacy groups are alarmed and urging action in time for the June primary.

The Texas State Capitol is seen on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas.

After A Standoff With Democrats, Texas Republicans Pass New Voting Restrictions

The legislation now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott, who plans to sign it. Once he does, Texas will become the latest GOP-run state to enact new voting restrictions.

Texas Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan strikes his gavel as the House votes on an amendment to election bill SB1 on Thursday. The legislation easily passed in the GOP-led chamber.

After A Bitter Fight, The Texas House Passes A Restrictive Voting Bill

The vote on the Republican-led election legislation follows historic efforts by Democrats to block it.

Is It OK To Lie For A Booster? Here's What Some Of You Had To Say

In a previous "Coronavirus FAQ," we looked at the medical, practical — and ethical — implications of lying to get a booster or a shot for a kid under 12. And we asked you to share your views.

Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling, pictured in November 2020, pushed back on false claims about voter fraud. But he supports some Republican initiatives to change voting laws, saying it could help elections administrators.

Georgia Elections Official Responds To Bills That Would Make Voting Harder

Gabriel Sterling, of the Georgia secretary of state's office, says some proposed restrictions on voting go too far. But he defends others as potentially being helpful to elections administrators.

Afghan people sit inside a U.S. military aircraft to leave Afghanistan, at the military airport in Kabul Thursday after Taliban's military takeover of the country.

She Fled Saigon As A Child. Now She's Seeing Parallels In Afghanistan

Thuan Le Elston of USA Today talks with Scott Simon about her experience fleeing Saigon as a child at the end of the Vietnam War and how she relates to the current crisis in Afghanistan.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, pictured in September 2020, says Congress should pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Sees A Cycle Of Inaction On Police Reform

The Minnesota attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin wants Congress to act on police reform. He wants to see a national registry of "bad cops" and limitations on qualified immunity.

An undated photo of The Old Globe's Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.

Old Globe Theatre Requires COVID-19 Vaccine Proof Beginning Tuesday

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the COVID-19 vaccination record card issued at the time of inoculation, a photograph of the patron's vaccination record card, or a digital vaccination record.

Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains

Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.

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