Peter Kafka

The fur industry in California is worth $300 million, and fur is an important part of some people's family history. But some say the industry is cruel.

At 35, Mandy Moore stars as matriarch Rebecca Pearson in "This is Us," which landed her an Emmy nomination.

The FDA sent a letter this week to Juul, saying it illegally marketed its products as safer than traditional cigarettes.

Climate change is an existential crisis. If Americans cut just one hamburger from their diet every week, it would be like taking 10 million cars off the road every year. After cutting energy use, less meat and more plant-based food add up to the easiest--and healthiest--way to reduce your carbon footprint. From the land and water needed to raise feed and the methane produced at the end of digestion, “Cattle are actually mini fossil-fuel, greenhouse gas producers.” So says Sujatha Bergen, head of health campaigns at the NRDC. As her title suggests, eliminating beef from your diet--in addition to pork and lamb-- is also better for you. She explains the trade-offs for helping to reduce climate change and says, “Starting with your fork is much less daunting for many people.”

President Trump is in California today and Wednesday, and he's likely to address homelessness.

Homeless deaths spiked by 76% in Los Angeles last year. This year's deaths have already outpaced that.

Absolute immunity, executive privilege, crony privilege?

General Motors CEO Mary Barra has launched an ambitious, and possibly financially risky, plan to shut down some smaller car lines in order to build electric cars.

A state bill called AB 5 would require businesses that rely on independent contractors to reclassify them as employees and offer benefits such as health insurance and sick pay. There’s…