SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it’s entered into an agreement with the University of Washington to ensure the university complies with federal civil rights law, after the federal agency reviewed its handling of dozens of discrimination complaints.

At first glance, President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed like a continuation of the country’s nearly 250-year-long tradition of peaceful transfers of power, essential to its democracy. And there was much to celebrate: Trump won a free and fair election last fall,

Protesters are voicing their opposition to incoming President-election Donald Trump, but in smaller numbers than his first term

The U.S. Education Department on Thursday noted concerns about discrimination against Muslim, Arab and Palestinian students at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and reached a settlement with the institution to resolve the issue.

Southern California started out the 2024-25 water year pretty dry. The region got some rain from an atmospheric river in November, but not much. After that, most of the atmospheric rivers that hit the West Coast from October into January veered northward into Washington, Oregon and Northern California instead.

In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.

California is typically ranked as the second most expensive state to live in, after Hawaii, with costs averaging around 30% higher than the rest of the U.S., per U.S. News & World Report. The state has the highest individual tax rate and the highest gas tax, 68 cents a gallon in 2024.

Usha Chilukuri Vance, Yale law graduate and trial lawyer, was thrust into the spotlight last year after her husband, JD Vance, was chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York are shrinking.

There’s always at least one reason behind why a family decides to move somewhere different. Perhaps it’s because of a new job or to be closer to relatives. Maybe it’s to be around individuals with similar attitudes and values.

Utah mental health experts weigh in on the impacts of the California fires on the well-being of even the people not directly affected by the flames themselves.

Jeff Taylor went from the pulpit to the Red Cross to a college non-profit. Now, his alleged victims are speaking out, and the FBI is investigating.