Kathleen Campbell Walker

Five years after the pandemic started, 2 million people still need treatment for long COVID. Doctors say there’s much yet to learn about the condition.

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

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.

Federal Homeland Security agents tried to enter two LA Unified schools without a warrant.

Tariffs, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars: there is much to be said about the evolving relationship between China and the United States.

The San Clemente City Council voted down a ban on giving food to strangers in public, including unhoused people.

China says it’s limiting U.S. films being released there, in response to Trump’s tariffs. Hollywood has already been hit by worker strikes, streaming wars, and COVID shutdowns.

The arrest of a student protester raises questions on free speech. Is the White House picking which speech is illegal, or are they enforcing anti-discrimination laws?

A threat to public media — how that impacts KCRW and what you can do about it.