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The race pits Republican Will Lathrop, an experienced prosecutor pushing a public safety message, against former Speaker of the House Dan Rayfield, a Democrat.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to clamp down on legacy admissions in private colleges. If schools don’t comply, they could lose state funding.

Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is suddenly drying up in many parts of the U.S. and fatal overdoses are dropping.

In Nevada, 1 in 5 potential voters are Latino. That is a voting bloc with a lot of political power in a state where elections are won by a few percentage points. And campaigns are paying attention.

Nkenge Harmon Johnson is the longtime President and CEO of the Urban League of Portland; she talks about the issues the League is focused upon, and the events coming up.

Susan Hearn from La Clinica about a residency program to help train nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Claudia Sheinbaum is a 62-year-old environmental scientist who left academia on a political trajectory that took her from a local mayor, to running Mexico City, to winning the presidency with nearly 60% of the vote.

For the first time since 1996, both major parties have picked a veteran for vice president — a fact that some veterans' groups are hoping it leads to greater understanding of military and vet issues.

The Justice Department's third-in-command talked about the department's pledge to fight hate crimes, and shared he was close in age to Matthew Shepard, whose death inspired a federal law helping to prosecute people fueled by hate.

Former President Jimmy Carter is turning 100. Here are images from notable events or parts of his life, both during his presidency and after.