Some teachers and advocates objected to a plan to require phonics instruction in K-12 schools. The latest deal makes it optional.

AI companion systems can exacerbate problems like addition and self harm, researchers working with Common Sense Media conclude.

For years, wildfire-resilient home and neighborhood design has been a niche consideration for many California homeowners. January’s Los Angeles firestorms have made it feel more like an urgent ...

Trump's deluge of executive orders means California, usually the state suing to advance a progressive agenda, now finds itself fighting in court to preserve the status quo – playing defense, not ...

Growing up with the constant fear of a parent's deportation was a heavy burden, says a victims advocate whose father lacked legal status.

Redlands school board can't legally ban transgender athletes, but a majority voted for a resolution opposing them anyway.

California released an annual report on conditions in ICE detention centers, signaling it intends to oversee them during the ...

You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,' a judge said in ordering the Border Patrol to halt warrantless sweeps in California.