The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this week, despite demands for lower rates from President Trump. The move comes as the Commerce Department reports modest growth in the U.S. economy.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian and legal scholar Peter Conti-Brown about Wednesday's vote of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting body, which saw two dissenting votes.

Faye Wilson Kennedy returned to advocating for Sacramento’s poor and unhoused after battling cancer during the pandemic. Her ...

Populations of the ancient bony fish have continued to decline across California, according to a new report. The sturgeon’s ...

Food banks expect lines to grow even longer, after Congress approved a $186 billion cut to the Supplemental Food Nutrition ...

The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year.

Sacramento banned overnight camping outside City Hall, ending a six-year exemption. Unhoused residents say it was one of the ...

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.

The city has seen multiple restaurants and bar closures over the years with some experts saying Sacramento is still ...

Afghan refugees in California face an uncertain future under the Trump Administration. Also, abandoned boats along the ...

A U.S.-China policy expert explains what each country wants from a trade deal as top officials meet this week.

Mermaids, giants and huge eyes look up from the waters near Talamone, Italy. It's one fisherman's way of protecting fishing ...