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CINCINNATI — The week or so the Cubs spent in last place in the National League Central to begin the season — because of a quirk of the schedule after they went 0-2 in the Tokyo Series — are a …

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee released its recommendations for budget reconciliation early last week. A preliminary review by the Congressional Budget Office projected that, if implemented, at least 8.6 million Americans would lose their Medicaid coverage during the …

A person is in custody in the shooting death of a man inside an Englewood business Friday afternoon. A 42-year-old man was inside a business in the 7000 block of South Damen Avenue when he got into an argument with …

As a tutor at Eugene Field Elementary School in Rogers Park, Jacob Wilcox spent the last year listening to a small group of students read sentences aloud to figure out where they were struggling and build confidence. “You see so …

Once upon a time, California was the beating heart of American manufacturing. From aerospace in El Segundo to semiconductors in Silicon Valley, the Golden State built things — big, bold, world-changing things. But over the past three decades, factories have …

Rising home prices aren’t a sign of market strength. They’re the reason why homebuying is frozen. Consider what my trusty spreadsheet revealed in the March homebuying report from Attom, which tracks closed transactions involving existing residences and new construction, including …

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org In submitting her updated budget proposal in March, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs lamented the rising costs of the state’s school vouchers program that directs public dollars to pay private school tuition. Characterizing vouchers as an “entitlement …

By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students. Related Articles …

By Jackie Fortiér and Arthur Allen, KFF Health News In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin …

An enrollment freeze and other possible changes to health care coverage for undocumented immigrants through the state’s Medi-Cal program, proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help balance the budget, have put the Democratic governor at odds with members of his …

A new, limited photo exhibition opening this weekend showcases resiliency after the devastation of the Eaton and Palisades fires. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ringo Chiu’s exhibit, “Hope out of Fire,” opens this weekend at the Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia, …

A Frenchman pulled me aside after we both had finished our lunch at a sidewalk restaurant here in northern Italy Thursday afternoon. He’d heard me speaking the American lingo, and he wanted a word. “I’m 80 years old”  — “81,” …

No one has ever totaled up the cost to California taxpayers, ratepayers, consumers and drivers to continue to uphold what Gov. Gavin Newsom calls “our California values.” These values, according to the people in Sacramento who have the power to …

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruits. In Southern California, you can grow mango trees anywhere except where it freezes. I once saw an orchard of mango trees in Granada Hills, so anywhere south, east, or west …