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All registered voters in California will get a mail-in ballot ahead of the November election — Gov. Gavin Newsom is making sure of that.

Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.

During the outbreak, courts have turned to the online conferencing service. But some people don't have access to smartphones or the Internet. Legal challenges are likely.

Two of New York City's biggest cultural institutions said Thursday that they will remain closed through the New Year, due to the pandemic.

In 1968, a teenager convinced Thelonious Monk to play a concert at his high school to ease racial tensions in his community. More than 50 years later, it's been rediscovered and remastered.

That's the perspective of Dr. Samar Fakhar, a surgeon at the government-run Khyber Teaching Hospital, as cases surge and tensions rise.

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley led the Oregon delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 2016. This year they are stepping aside in favor of two black party leaders from the Portland area.

An online movement called "Let Them Play Oregon" is calling for immediately restarting youth athletics with no restrictions, and it's gaining traction in southern Oregon.

The high court rejected an attempt by the Trump administration to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It was created in 2012 as a temporary solution for people who were brought to the United States illegally as children.

Advocates are concerned the nominees being floated for the Sentencing Commission could adopt more punitive approaches, despite nationwide calls for justice and police reform.