ARI SHAPIRO: The city of Rancho Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles, is perched atop a majestic cliff with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

Marine mammal researchers are investigating how sea lions were affected by the longest toxic algal bloom on record off the coast of Southern California. Some sea lions are now being released back into ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three major wildfires are burning in Southern California, and one thing that sets them apart is their exponential growth. For example, the Bridge Fire in Los Angeles County ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Gil Duran, who was communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris when she was California’s state attorney general.

The latest on the fires burning across southern California Destructive winds not seen in more than a decade have led to multiple fires burning across Southern California. ... ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Congresswoman-elect Lateefah Simon, who's finding her way around Washington as an incoming freshman House Democrat. ... California, in the House.

Ari Shapiro's 'Thank You for Listening,' August 7. $49-$155. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. www.sanjosetheaters.org August 8. $46.50-$195. Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St. www.broadwaysf ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kamala Harris' childhood friend, Carole Porter, about how their upbringing in a redlined Bay Area neighborhood shaped Harris.

"The ability to cross boundaries of identity is something I value and that I'm grateful for," says Ari Shapiro. The shapeshifting Shapiro, best known as a co-host of National Public Radio's flagship ...