U.S. employers added more than a quarter-million jobs in December, according to the Labor Department. That's far more than ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?

Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice ...

An update on wildfires in Los Angeles. Also, Sacramento County DA Thien Ho’s priorities for the new year. Finally, CapRadio ...

In a complaint filed against Jun Reina, CapRadio accuses the former general manager of stealing hundreds of thousands of ...

The intense and fast-moving fires that have cut a path of destruction through the suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at least ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients' financial futures.

Over 29,000 acres in the greater Los Angeles area are on fire right now. The fires emerged after the Santa Ana winds swept into the Los Angeles area Tuesday. The largest is the Palisades fire, which ...

After Nevada gave home care workers a huge raise, from about $11 to $16 an hour, turnover in the industry fell sharply. Now, caregivers are preparing to lobby for another wage hike.

The Great Lakes don't readily evoke images of surfing and surfboard-making, but a surfer in Wisconsin is on an eco-friendly mission to change that.

Planet Money buys a "biodiversity credit" and travels to the Andean cloud forest in Colombia — to see how these credits work, and if they can really help save threatened species.