Jennifer Saba

Fast food workers lose about 16% of their pay every year, a new Northwestern University study found.

Consumer confidence had the biggest drop since August 2021, due mostly to concerns about the president’s proposed tariffs and high prices on staples like eggs.

Locals are frustrated as scenes of open drug use and misery play out day and night in a central LA park. Officials pledge outreach and cleanup.

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that handle environmental justice issues, like pollution in poor neighborhoods and communities of color.

Famed Big Bear bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, welcomed two newborns after years of losses. The chicks must now weather the winter cold and predators to survive.

President Trump’s trade war and Friday’s Oval Office berating of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky represent a remarkable shift in American foreign policy.

A fraction of people in temporary shelters end up in permanent housing, according to CalMatters’ year-long investigation . Conditions are squalid. Fraud is rampant.

Which news headlines are worth the worry? If Democrats want to raise the alarms on Trump, they’ll have to communicate. Plus, KCRW takes listener questions.

President Trump’s executive order seeks to cut federal funding for gender transition medical procedures. KCRW hears from a mom of a 17-year-old who’s been transitioning since age 4.