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American Indian activist Leonard Peltier speaks during an interview at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., on April 29, 1999. Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, was denied parole this week.

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents

The parole commission says Peltier, 79, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2026. He's serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of <em>Ride </em>in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015.

2 doctors are charged in connection to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry’s ketamine death

Five people, including two California doctors, have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of the Friends actor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

A collage featuring various elements related to Proposition 33. It includes a hand holding a sign with a check mark, another with an X, and a "PROP. 33" sign. There are images of buildings, a house, and a person with an "I Voted" sticker. Text elements and a video play button are also present, suggesting themes of voting, housing, and media.

Fact check: What claims about Prop. 33 are true?

The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more pervasive claims made by both sides.

A bronze art installation depicting a pile of feces on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk appeared on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, surprising and amusing passersby.

Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

Annual USD Law and Western Alliance Bank Class Action Law Form

Western Alliance Bank's annual Class Action Law Forum (CALF) is held in collaboration with University of San Diego School of Law and directly benefits the Western Alliance Bank Scholarship Fund supporting a USD Law School student in financial need. Attendees will hear insights and take part in discussions on the most important developments and issues surrounding class actions and mass torts. Our panelists include sitting federal judges and top defense and plaintiffs' attorneys. We hope you can join us for our 6th annual Class Action Law Forum! For more information visit: events.navisinc.com

Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a Get out the Vote event in Cumming, Ga. on Oct. 26.

In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

Trump fell out with Gov. Brian Kemp after 2020, when Kemp rebuffed his efforts to overturn Georgia's election result. Their relationship could matter to some voters in a state Trump narrowly lost.

Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts after defeating Frances Tiafoe during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York.

Taylor Fritz wins match to become first American man in a U.S. Open final since 2006

Taylor Fritz surged with a six-game run against a fading Frances Tiafoe, also of the U.S., to come out on top 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and reach his first Grand Slam final.

A worker from Thailand rests after he was evacuated from Metula following a rocket strike from Lebanon that killed four laborers from Thailand and one Israeli citizen on Oct. 31 in Kfar Yuval, Israel.

In northern Israel, migrant workers are farming while under fire from Hezbollah

Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own civilians amid ongoing military operations against Hezbollah.

Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington?

Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. But who's taking their place?

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