Oil giant Valero announced this week it may shutter its refinery in Benicia. The company sent a notice to the California ...

SacRT’s new Tap2Ride program lets riders seamlessly pay their fare with a tap of their smartphone or credit cards. The ...

The Midtown Association has announced a new season of Fresh Air: Midtown Parks, a series offering free health and wellness ...

Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.

A huge amount of U.S. imports and exports come through the L.A. and Long Beach ports. Port officials say truckers, longshore members and customs house brokers will see less work and fewer hours ahead.

Recently, one of our NPR colleagues wrote a message to all of NPR saying he had extra eggs to sell for cheap, but needed a fair way to distribute them during a shortage. What is Planet Money here for ...

Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, ...

A string of burglaries and vandalism at small businesses in Sacramento. Also, a new book looks at the return migration of ...

These TikTok videos focus on the idea that Chinese manufacturers are selling luxury goods that are the same quality as well-known brands for a fraction of the price, and urging consumers to buy ...

Regional artists and businesses see AR as a delivery tool, projecting artwork beyond galleries into public and personal ...

President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products ...