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Rich Savko's family has owned the Rock Store in Cornell, Calif., since 1961. The restaurant became a community center after the Woolsey Fire. "People were looking for information, and there was always somebody here that they could get firsthand information from, and that meant a lot to them," Savko says. "Plus they could share their stories and have a cup of coffee."

Biker Bar In The Malibu Hills Serves As Bedrock For A Fire-Ravaged Community

The Rock Store, run by the Savko family for more than 50 years, is one of the few structures still standing after last month's Woolsey Fire. There, amid the destruction, locals found help and hope.

José Aguilar heads to the store on a supply run in Tijuana, Mexico. His restaurant Honduras 504 has become a community center for Honduran legal residents and unauthorized migrants alike.

A Honduran Restaurant Hands Out Hot Comfort Food For The Migrant Caravan In Tijuana

When José Aguilar, a Honduran living in the Mexican border city who runs the restaurant Honduras 504, heard a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants was coming, he knew he had to do something to help.

Criminal Justice Reform Bill Earns Senate Approval, Moves Closer To Becoming Law

A bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling federal prisons and reducing recidivism cleared a major hurdle Tuesday night.

Ken Tucker Picks His Favorite Albums Of 2018

The range of female artists was remarkable in 2018, extending from Courtney Barnett's brooding Tell Me How You Really Feel to Cardi B's hip-hop styling on Invasion of Privacy.

Toledo's Christmas Weed (upper left corner), which is now so heavily decorated that you can barely see it, provided a little holiday cheer at a busy intersection Wednesday.

A Weed Grows In Toledo, And Residents Hang Their Christmas Hopes Upon It

An attempt to bring a little Christmas cheer has grown to capture the imagination of the Ohio city.

In 2015, demonstrators in Washington, D.C., urged Supreme Court justices to save the Affordable Care Act from a legal challenge. The federal health law survived, but last week U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled it invalid. An appeal of his controversial decision is underway.

Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A 'Go-To Judge' For Republicans, Critics Say

Court watchers weren't shocked when Reed O'Connor, a U.S. district judge in Texas, ruled the Affordable Care Act invalid. Critics say he usually sides with Republicans on ideological cases.

In 'Mary Poppins Returns,' The Practically Perfect Nanny Is Back

In Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt takes on the role of the supercalifragilistic nanny made famous by Julie Andrews in 1964.

The Richard Neutra-designed home at 49 Hopkins Ave. in San Francisco, as seen in an old Google Street View photograph.

San Francisco Orders Man To Rebuild His Iconic Home After It Was Demolished

Built in 1936, it was one of only a handful of Bay Area projects by the renowned architect Richard Neutra.

Canada eliminated a number of obsolete and redundant laws last week — but not soon enough for an Ontario woman charged with fake witchcraft. The East Block of Canada's Parliament Buildings are seen here.

Woman Charged With Fake Witchcraft, Days Before Canada Scraps Old Law

Police say the woman "attempted to elicit funds ... in return for protection from some form [of] potential danger." The law was scrubbed from Canada's criminal code last week.

A new study from the<em> New England Journal of Medicine</em> finds that motor vehicle crashes were one of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. in 2016.

Study: Kids More Likely To Die From Cars And Guns In U.S. Than Elsewhere

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

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