A proposed law would require schools to use the phonics-based approach to teach reading. Critics say it harms English learners.

Match Day saw 748 UC medical students match into residency programs and welcome the momentous next step of their careers.

Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll ...

The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000—but that hard-won achievement is now under threat. To contain the current outbreak, some ...

With more than 400 reported cases and at least one death, Texas and New Mexico are in the midst of one of the largest measles outbreaks in the United States in the past 25 years. Since childhood ...

Here’s why Easter falls a little later than usual this year, on 4/20, and how the mid-April day became an unofficial holiday for weed smokers.

The Trump administration is reviewing a California sex ed program. LGBTQ+ advocates worry about censorship of queer and ...

Special to The OBSERVER (KFF) - The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly ...

Carrington College has named Nick Gomez as its new president, with a focus on expanding the college's footprint in Sacramento ...

California lawmakers rejected a GOP bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from school sports teams amid the growing ...

The attorney general has selected Riverside Assemblymember Bill Essayli — considered a rising and controversial Republican voice — to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles and surrounding ...

Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) and Rep. Adam Gray (D–Merced) have introduced legislation that would help build medical schools to ...