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Hundreds of active oil wells sit in densely populated and mostly low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles. A new report details why equity should be central to climate and energy policy in the U.S. to address historical practices.

Major U.S. science group lays out a path to smooth the energy transition

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts

Ghost guns are unassembled and unmarked guns that can be bought online, and then assembled into fully operative guns. In August 2022, ATF issued regulations that required any such disassembled gun parts to carry serial numbers and required anyone buying them to pass a background check.

Supreme Court tells 5th Circuit to stop its defiance in ghost gun case

The order voids the lower court orders and allows ATF regulations to go into effect pending further litigation.

On Oct. 16, 1923, Margaret Winkler agreed to produce and distribute <em>Alice Comedies</em>, a new series by Walt Disney. That contract is considered the founding document of The Walt Disney Company.

Have you heard of Margaret Winkler? She's the woman behind Disney's 100th birthday

On Oct. 16, 1923, Margaret Winkler agreed to produce and distribute Alice Comedies, a new series by Walt Disney. That contract is considered the founding document of The Walt Disney Company.

President Biden walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Fri., Oct. 13, 2023.

Biden made promises to Israel and Ukraine. To keep his word, he needs Congress

The White House is asking Congress this week for billions of dollars in overseas spending. But it's not at all clear this can pass — and that means President Biden has a lot on the line.

<strong>Left:</strong> Apolonia Plácido picking up flowers. <strong>Right:</strong> Flowers offered to the placenta of a newborn who was just born in the CAMI.

These Indigenous Mexican women are reclaiming their power through ancestral practices

Photographer Tania Barrientos shares the stories of midwives and leaders at Indigenous women's centers called CAMIs in Costa Chica de Guerrero, a coastal region in southwest México.

'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart says he's braver as a performer than he once was

The Star Trek: Picard actor says he's changed his approach over the years: "I am not averse to risk-taking and I don't judge myself. I used to do that so much. " Stewart's new memoir is Making It So.

Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers, has died at 84

He was among the Isleys inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

21 Days of Musica Latina: Dominican Republic

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.

In an assaulted Israeli town, here's what was left behind

Israelis in the town of Sderot, just a couple miles from the Gaza Strip, recount the carnage that Hamas militants unleashed there over the weekend.

Sitlali Yovana Poot Dzib, 20 (left), captain of The Amazonas of Yaxunah, high fives her teammates after a home run in a game played on Sept. 10. The indigenous women on the team live in the small Maya community of Yaxunah in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. They wear traditional Maya garb when they play — and eschew shoes.

Women Maya softballers brush off machismo insults to become Mexican superstars

The team is called Las Amazonas de Yaxunah. They've defied gender stereotypes to become sports heroes. And these women and teens play the game wearing traditional Maya dresses — and no shoes.,

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