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Floodwaters cover a property along River Rd. in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Jan. 13, 2023.

The winter storms in California will boost water allocations for the state's cities

Weeks of rainfall in California won't end a severe drought, but it will provide public water agencies serving 27 million people with much more water than the suppliers had been previously told.

A palm tree swaying in the wind in La Mesa, California, Jan. 26, 2023.

Powerful Santa Ana winds sweep Southern California

Powerful Santa Ana winds are raking much of Southern California, toppling trees and big rigs.

Missy Mazzoli's next opera, Lincoln in the Bardo, was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and is slated for a 2025 production.

For Missy Mazzoli, composing is the hard work of making life easier

The composer of Breaking the Waves speaks candidly about equity in her field, the importance of role models and the unglamorous side of writing music every day.

Women carry shopping bags as customers visit the American Mall dream mall during Black Friday on Nov. 25, 2022 in East Rutherford, N.J. The U.S. economy ended 2022 on a strong note, but fears of a recession are growing.

The U.S. economy ended 2022 on a high note. This year is looking different

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9% in the final three months of last year — a surprisingly strong finish. But growth is expected to slow in 2023, and possibly even reverse.

Gel nail polish is popular for its durability, but needs to dry under a UV light. A new study raises questions about the potential health risks of those devices.

UV nail dryers may pose cancer risks, a study says. Here are precautions you can take

A new study finds that UV dryers for gel nail polish can damage DNA and mutate cells, confirming dermatologists' safety concerns. There are precautions you can take and alternatives to consider.

Mission Valley resident Riannah Bisco (left) gets ready to take a coronavirus test at the San Diego State Alumni Center, August 6, 2021.

Scripps Health urges COVID caution over Fourth of July weekend

At Scripps alone, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased to 96 on Wednesday — more than double the 45 COVID patients at its hospitals a month ago.

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an event in November. Pence's representatives have said that a "small number" of documents bearing classified markings were found in the former vice president's Indiana home after having been "inadvertently" boxed up. They have been collected by the FBI.

Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home

A "small number" of documents bearing classified markings that were "inadvertently boxed" and transported to the home of the former vice president, according to letters from Pence's representatives.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, center, and Monterey Park Chief of Police Scott Wiese, far right, brief the media outside the Civic Center in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. At left, Rep. Judy Chu, and Monterrey Park Mayor Henry Lo. A mass shooting at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, set off a manhunt for the suspect.

Cops took 5 hours to warn dance hall shooter was on the run

The delay is throwing a spotlight on the nation's flawed, patchwork system for warnings of mass shooters at large.

Flowers are placed near the scene of a deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., on Sunday.

A suspect in the California mass shooting is dead, sheriff says

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in the mass shooting in Monterey Park on Saturday. The incident took place near one of Southern California's largest Chinese New Year street festivals.

A Thinx billboard is pictured in New York City in September 2021. The company is accused of misleading consumers about the safety of its period underwear, but denies all allegations and admits no wrongdoing.

Thinx settled a lawsuit over chemicals in its period underwear. Here's what to know

The lawsuit says Thinx underwear, long marketed as safe and sustainable, contains harmful chemical substances known as PFAS. The company denies those allegations but will pay up to $5 million.

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