Escondido council takes initial steps toward a new park at Heritage Garden
The plan by a non-profit could include a playground, food and beverage kiosk. Some residents worry about the impact on local business.
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Michael Smolens: Scripps studies point to possible relief and recovery from future El Niños
Beaches have shown resiliency after past El Niño storms, while geoengineering has potential for tamping them down in the coming years
FACT FOCUS: A look at the Trump administration’s challenge to birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court is expected to address birthright citizenship in the coming days, ruling on a Trump immigration executive order.
After helping the US win the Cold War, the all-you-can-eat buffet is fading. Thanks, COVID
All-you-can-eat buffets were signs that the way America ate was changing. Now, though, hobbled by COVID, the all-you-can-eat buffet is facing a reckoning.
Kennedy, Oz say crackdown on fraud caused Obamacare enrollment drop. Experts say it was skyrocketing costs
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans fell by nearly 3 million this year.
Grossmont school district’s contracting, student services face new scrutiny
Students were harmed by the board’s 2023 move to drop a mental-health services provider over objections to its support of LGBTQ+ youth, a new report finds.
Pancreatic cancer breakthrough has big implications for early detection effort
A growing number of people with stage 4 cancer are experiencing the power of this new medication. “It does provide options for patients like me.”
Horse-drawn carriage rides in New York on hold after teen tourist’s death
Central Park carriage rides are on hold as safety protocols are reviewed following the tragic death of a young tourist in a runaway accident.
Boyfriend arrested in fatal shooting of pregnant 17-year-old in Bay Park
Victim’s 19-year-old boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of murder
Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
Two new studies reveal climate change’s fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.