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Expanding the use of involuntary commitment is being discussed in liberal California and Oregon, where severe mental illness, drug use and homelessness are becoming political liabilities for leaders.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicks off a summit to strengthen democracy, hosting an event with Ukraine's president.

A parent thanks the doctor who, years ago, brought them difficult news about their newborn.

California's Reparations Task Force has to answer a thorny question: how to calculate compensation for the descendants of slaves. Kamilah Moore chairs the task force.

People who use powered wheelchairs have complained for years that manufacturers won't let them do minor repairs themselves. A new Colorado law gives them the right to repair.

Colleen Oakley's new book is "The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise."

Police in Nashville released body camera footage earlier Tuesday showing the encounter with the shooter who killed three children and three adults at the Covenant School on Monday.

A top federal regulator called the failure of Silicon Valley Bank a "textbook case of bank mismanagement" during a Senate hearing about what led to its spectacular collapse

Thurs. Mar. 30, 7 p.m., 2023 | WKAR Studio AWe invite the community to attend this keynote conversation with Colah B. Tawkin, WOCI's 2023 Artist in Residence and host of Black in the Garden Podcast.

Public health professor Arline Geronimus explains how marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which damages their bodies at the cellular level. Her new book is Weathering.