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A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

As this border county sets its sights on revenue from the future lithium industry, residents say health care is a priority.

Political campaigns and pundits have long focused on swing states because they offer candidates an opportunity to sway voters off the fence and win coveted Electoral College votes.

Heat waves have killed hundreds of Californians and cost billions of dollars in the past decade, according to a new report from the state insurance department.

Boeing says a deal to buy fuselage-maker Spirit AeroSystems will help it control quality and safety. But a whistleblower who worked at Spirit for over a decade warns its problems won't be easy to fix.

Firefighters made progress Saturday against California's largest wildfire of the year ahead of expected thunderstorms that could unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds.

According to Caltrans, the selected projects will "help reduce planet- warming pollution, improve resiliency of the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bike paths and expand natural disaster preparedness."

The search continued for one more missing passenger on a yacht that sank off Sicily and questions intensified about why the vessel went down so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

The proposed legal settlement by the NCAA and its Power Five conferences would allow schools to directly pay athletes. But questions remain, including whether men and women will be paid equally.

NPR asked readers and listeners to send in their questions about inflation. We took the most common ones — and got answers from economists.