Chuck Reed

CA Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law banning plastic grocery bags. Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing ExxonMobil. This is a big week in the state’s fight against plastic.

Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges today.

The LA-based nonprofit Step Up On Second Street received grant money to quickly house Californians experiencing homelessness.

The LA Local News Initiative raised almost $15 million to help journalists tackle specific community-driven stories that often get overlooked.

Israelis took to the streets to protest the deaths of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas. How does this growing pressure change the calculus for Netanyahu and the U.S.?

Did voters learn anything new from the Trump-Harris debate? Are live fact checks useful or fair? Plus, disinformation muddies the discourse on immigration.

The Santa Ana Unified School District is being accused of antisemitism for how it characterizes Israel in its ethnic studies course, which students must take to graduate.

On this 9/11 anniversary, KCRW looks at what has happened in Afghanistan since U.S. forces withdrew, particularly the ongoing erosion of rights for women under the Taliban.

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down a letter signed by hundreds of SAG-AFTRA members calling on union leaders to protect Pro-Palestine members from being blacklisted.