Michael Brendan Dougherty

Two of the most urgent crises facing Americans---mental health and homelessness---are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse.

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide. For the diaspora, the decision is both long-overdue and bittersweet.

What will change the minds of climate change skeptics? An astrophysics professor suggests reframing the climate debate in a more positive light -- as a result of human evolution.

Fire season now lasts all year long in Southern California, and residents of Topanga Canyon have set an example for how to get ready. Volunteers are on the alert to help their neighbors, save their homes and protect their animals, or to evacuate.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved more than 800 bills.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants Facebook to turn over emails, documents, etc.

The Trump administration wants to end Temporary Protected Status, which allows immigrants currently living in the U.S.

The public phase of impeachment has begun.

Republicans have been demanding a vote to open the impeachment inquiry. They may get one Thursday.