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The Biden administration added to the Southern California monument that was established by President Obama in 2014, and also expanded the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California.

While Gov. Gavin Newsom has closed corrections facilities, the state's shrinking incarcerated population could enable several more.

When the U.S. Department of Education announced last summer that federal Pell Grants would become available to incarcerated college students, lawmakers and state corrections agencies scrambled to adjust statutes and step up potential partnerships with universities. But nearly a year later, colleges and agencies are recognizing the steep administrative challenge to winning approval from the […] The post ‘Transformative’: More college programs are slowly coming into prisons ap...

When the U.S. Department of Education announced last summer that federal Pell Grants would become available to incarcerated college students, lawmakers and state corrections agencies scrambled to adjust statutes and step up potential partnerships with universities. But nearly a year later, colleges and agencies are recognizing the steep administrative challenge to winning approval from the […] The post ‘Transformative’: More college programs are slowly coming into prisons ap...

Although its still unclear how much damage Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s candidacy can do to either Joe Biden or Donald Trump this election, Washington political columnist Eric Ham says what is clear is both sides recognize the potential threat.

After California's governor and others called for the Supreme Court to take up the issue of homelessness, some now fear the outcome could amplify the proliferation of encampments in L.A. and other major cities.

Supreme Court justices dive into the question of when and if rousting homeless encampments amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

Reaction to two brutal assaults in Venice demonstrates how emotion and politics twist the truth in crime discussion. Los Angeles leaders must do better.

Skydance Media CEO David Ellison, son of billionaire Larry Ellison, has emerged as a strong contender to take over the iconic Paramount studios.

State and federal lawmakers are trying to create regulations to protect kids from potential harms from social media use. It's not easy to find balance.