Cal State raises issue with Cal Grant expansion
May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
May 27, 2022 | Chris Hagan
The new suspected case is a close contact of the county's first case, which was confirmed this week by the CDC.
May 27, 2022
COVID-19 cases are on the rise yet again, NPR reports. The U.S. is seeing an average of more than 100,000 reported new cases across the country every day, nearly double the rate a month ago and four times higher than this time last year.
May 27, 2022 | Chris Nichols
Following numerous calls from residents worried about proposed homeless shelter sites, the county issued a news release saying no decision would be made without extensive community input.
May 26, 2022
An 18-year-old resident of Uvalde, Texas, has been identified as the gunman and is dead, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news conference.
May 26, 2022
New rules proposed by California’s Department of Insurance would require insurers to take homeowners’ efforts to reduce wildfire risk into account when setting premiums. But they would still allow non-renewals.
May 25, 2022
Although monkeypox's recent spread has caused concern, its similarities to smallpox have given the public health world a head start on combating it.
May 25, 2022
Whether a school shooting or a deadly tornado, scary events in the news can leave parents struggling to know when — and how — they should talk with their kids about it.
May 25, 2022 | Nicole Nixon
Newsom is sponsoring a bill that would allow residents to sue gun makers and sellers for damages if their weapons are used illegally. The governor said he wants to sign it and other gun control measures by the end of June.
May 24, 2022 | Manola Secaira
The San Francisco Bay and San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta have seen declining numbers of salmon and an uptick in harmful algal blooms in recent years.
May 24, 2022
About 32,000 California mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed gas-powered car phaseout. Electric companies would gain workers.
May 24, 2022 | Chris Nichols
The average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento County rose from nearly $1,400 to $1,625 from 2020 to 2021, according to California Housing Partnership.
May 24, 2022 | Rich Ibarra
The 209 area code stretches from El Dorado County down to just past Merced.
May 24, 2022
The program, offered by Asian Resources, Inc., ends on June 30 and covers up to $3,000 of bills, including rent, utilities and internet. The nonprofit will also provide prepared meals.
May 24, 2022
A gunman killed at least 21 people on Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, most of whom were young schoolchildren, state officials said.
May 24, 2022 | Chris Hagan | Kris Hooks
The announcement comes as a rare outbreak of the disease continues to move around the globe. A White House official told NPR on Monday that the risk to the general public is low.
May 23, 2022
New study concludes that the nation’s largest university system underpays non-faculty staff
May 23, 2022
Advocates of the proposal say it would prevent overdoses, slow the spread of HIV and inspire drug users to seek help, while proponents say safe injection sites would create an "open drug scene."
May 23, 2022
The cases point to possible sexual transmission of this cousin of smallpox — a previously unknown method of spread for monkeypox.
Today on Insight, we're looking at "Taking Down Backage" the book, the missing indigenous women in Northern California's lost coast, and Sacramento as a hot spot for the newest HIV infections in the U.S.
World
May 28, 2022
The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military's long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.
National
May 28, 2022
Australia is sending the equivalent of more than 27 million 8-ounce bottles of goat's milk and other baby formulas, as the U.S. government works to replenish store shelves during the shortage.
Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022
May 28, 2022
The latest obsessions in America's wellness craze are rooted in South Asian practices. Industry leaders who grew up with those rituals are caught between joy and a battle against cultural erasure.
Uvalde elementary school shooting
May 28, 2022
The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was yet another grim reminder that in the U.S., children are more likely to die from gun violence than in any other wealthy nation. And it's getting worse.
Uvalde elementary school shooting
May 28, 2022
Texas has tightened security at schools considerably over the past four years. But the new protective measures came up short earlier this week in Uvalde.
Space
May 28, 2022
NASA began "sonifying" its famous photos of outer space to help people who are visually impaired enjoy the images. Recently, it recreated the sound of a black hole 240 million light-years away.
Goats and Soda
May 28, 2022
The war there is responsible — and makes it difficult just to assess the scale of displacement. Details are in a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
National
May 28, 2022
NPR would like to hear from teachers around the country about how they are feeling in the aftermath of the latest school shooting. We may contact you for an upcoming story.