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Donald Trump On A Circus Peanut, And More Food Art With A Political Bite

Artist Lauren Garfinkel creates indelible images on edible canvases. Some are silly (Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg as a nacho supreme), others haunting. All offer food for thought on current events.

A passerby watches a TV news program reporting two Japanese hostages, Kenji Goto, left, and Haruna Yukawa, held by the Islamic State group, in Tokyo, on Friday.

Video Purports To Show Beheaded Japanese Hostage

The unconfirmed video was released after a deadline to pay a $200 million ransom for the lives of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yakaw passed and appears to change the Islamic State kidnappers' demands.

Omar Shamiyeh, 42, looks through Kai's photo book. The charges for the infant's six months of care in the neonatal intensive care unit totaled about $11 million, according to the family, though their insurer likely negotiated a lower rate.

An Ill Newborn, A Loving Family And A Litany Of Wrenching Choices

As families consider how far to push an infant's medical care, a chasm can open between the parents' hopes and what doctors and nurses consider realistic. How do you measure a baby's quality of life?

Larry Himmel is pictured in this undated photo.

San Diego Journalist Larry Himmel Dies From Cancer

Himmel had worked for KFMB Channel 8 since 1979. Himmel was arguably best known for doing colorful segments about San Diego and its residents on a weeknight show called "San Diego at Large."

San Diego EcoCenter Survival in Doubt

A San Diego non-profit that provides free environmental education to youngsters in the county is struggling financially. Dwindling corporate and state support is threatening the survival of the EcoCen

With Nostalgia And A Last Nosh, 1 Of 3 Remaining HoJo's Closes

The iconic orange roofs of Howard Johnson's restaurants were once fixtures of the American highway. But the chain faded in the '80s. The 60-year-old location in Lake Placid, N.Y., closed Tuesday.

Eric Montaño is shown sitting in a hospital bed while his mother and doctor stand beside him in this undated photo.

San Diego's First Pediatric Heart Transplant Performed At Rady Children's Hospital

Eric Montaño, 11, is the recipient of the first pediatric heart transplant ever performed in San Diego. But his twin brother is still waiting for a donor.

Saying she didn't want to take any votes for granted, Hillary Clinton largely eschewed big rallies to hold small events like this one at Yale Child Study Center to help her connect one-on-one with voters.

How Hillary Clinton Locked Up The Democratic Nomination In 10 Steps

It wasn't easy for Clinton to clinch the nomination — she got there by applying lessons from her failed 2008 bid and forming strong alliances with Democrats, President Obama and voters of color.

Residents look on as Brazilian military police officers patrol Mare, one of the largest complexes of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 30. In one of the world's most violent countries, homicide rates are dropping — but only for whites.

In Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Death

In 2012, 56,337 people were murdered in Brazil. But that figure hides a color-coded truth: Homicide rates are actually way down — if you're white. If you're black? Murder rates are up 40 percent.

The ancient scrolls look and feel more like blocks of charcoal. A new technique gives a peek inside.

X-Rays Open Secrets Of Ancient Scrolls

Scientists have used a particle accelerator to read ancient scrolls without unrolling them. The breakthrough could potentially be used to decipher hundreds of texts.

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