Michael O’hare

On X, Elon Musk tried to kill a short-term budget agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Congress has until midnight Friday to strike a deal to avert a shutdown.

The risks are rising, and state and government officials are not taking this seriously.

What can we expect if RFK Jr. becomes health secretary? Will Trump take action on Dreamers? Plus, KCRW analyzes how progressives influenced the Democratic mandate.

Food scholar Darra Goldstein traces the lineage of early fermented beverages, which were offered to deities and used in rituals.

Writer and author Katherine May shares her love for winter, and explains why it is time for both joy and sadness.

Though one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole.

Philanthropy has enabled several expensive private medical schools to offer all students free tuition. Has this changed the practice of medicine?

Colman Domingo on “Sing Sing,” Rodrigo Prieto on “Pedro Paramo,” and Carrie Courogen on a rule-breaking artist.

For 25 years, race car enthusiasts have had a place to legally test the limits of their machines: the Irwindale Speedway. Now that space will be no more.