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Ann Patchett says she was closer to her Catholic faith when she was in her mid 30s and writing Bel Canto.

Ann Patchett finds bits of Catholicism and America appalling: 'But I am those things'

Ann Patchett is owning her shortcomings. On Wild Card this week, she opens up about religion and the place that shaped her as much as any person did.

A photo taken on Oct. 27, 2019, shows the inside of the van that Syrian Barakat Ahmad Barakat says he was in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on an ISIS compound, in northwestern Syria.

The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid

A prior investigation rejected claims that civilians were killed and wounded in the raid targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Pentagon says it's reinvestigating after an NPR report.

Union workers picket near the entrance to an AT&T facility in Miami, Fla. CWA members on on strike after union negotiators alleged that AT&T management engaged in unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.

17,000 AT&T workers have been on strike for three weeks. Here's why.

AT&T workers are on strike across the south. Their union says the company refuses to bargain on a new contract with higher wages and healthcare benefits.

Journalist Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Public news outlet, displays redacted reports during a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he stresses the need for more transparency over UAP investigations.

Experts testify before lawmakers that the U.S. is running secret UAP programs

A similar hearing last year brought extraordinary moments, including a retired intelligence officer alleging that the U.S. government has recovered nonhuman "biologics" from crash sites.

The rural view of a home in Fallbrook, Calif. October 11, 2024

California homeowners weigh options in a limited insurance market

Some homeowners are now going for an out-of-state solution. But that coverage may come with a risk.

So your kid wants to quit soccer (or piano, or swim class). Should you let them?

Piano lessons and soccer practice can encourage grit. But if your kid isn't into it, it can become a stress-inducing obligation. Here's how to have hard conversations with your child about quitting.

A pattern of alternating icons on a dark blue background. The icons include a yellow circle with a black letter "D" and a small red dot, and a black circle with a yellow outline of a house. The circles are arranged in a grid format.

Chula Vista rejects more ADUs for single-family homes — for now

More ADUs could change how neighborhoods look in one of San Diego's fastest-growing cities.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a Get out the Vote event in Cumming, Ga. on Oct. 26.

In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

Trump fell out with Gov. Brian Kemp after 2020, when Kemp rebuffed his efforts to overturn Georgia's election result. Their relationship could matter to some voters in a state Trump narrowly lost.

Dark nights and light days predict mortality, a new study finds.

Getting more light in the day and less at night is good for your health. Here's why

Diet, exercise and sleep are fundamental to our health, but so it our relationship to light. A massive, new study suggests light-driven disruption can take years off our lives.

Firefighters with Chula Vista’s new fuels crew clear a section of overgrown lemonade sumac in the canyon next to Kumeyaay Park on June 25, 2024. The three-year program was launched in 2023 and is focusing on the most dangerous canyons.

Is Chula Vista doing enough to manage its wildfire risk?

As San Diego County’s second-largest city continues to grow, emergency planning documents show its wildfire management isn’t keeping up.

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