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Researchers at UCSD add bacteria to plastic to make it biodegrade

Researchers learn to add bacterial spores to the production of a common plastic so bacteria can consume it after it is landfilled or composted.

An aerial view of the West Virginia State Capitol Building. Primaries Tuesday will decide who's facing off for governor in November.

In W. Va. primary, establishment candidates for governor highlight culture war issues

Several Republicans with deep ties to state politics vie in the primary to face the Democrat in November.

Vinay Patel, head of Fairbrook Hotels, owns 11 hotels around Virginia.

With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery

A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.

Director Kevin Smith (left) poses for a portrait with Sav Rodgers (right). Smith appears in Rodgers' documentary "Chasing Chasing Amy."

FilmOut San Diego celebrates LGBTQ+ cinema

The four-day film festival kicks off Sept. 7 in Balboa Park and will celebrate and uplift the broad spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community through movies at a time of growing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the U.S.

Playwright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. Above, Jessica Lange in Paula Vogel's <em>Mother Play. </em>

In honor of Mother's Day, here's 'Mother Play' — which gestated for 40 years

Playwright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. Mother Play is about her own mother.

Palestinians pile their belongings on a vehicle as it drives to safer areas in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare

Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.

A scene at a hospital in Rafah, where the war has had a devastating impact on the ability of health workers to care for patients.

U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis

Because of the Israeli operation, hospitals lack basic supplies. And doctors must face the heartbreaking decision whether to let one patient die so they can use available resources to save another.

Abandoned tents remain at the migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico, that is at the center of a controversy involving viral images of a flyer encouraging migrants to vote for President Biden.

A flyer in her name told migrants to vote for Biden. But she says she didn't write it

Viral images of the flyer were filmed in portable toilets of a migrant camp in Mexico, and they energized members of Congress. But NPR's reporting suggests the flyer is not what it purports to be.

Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, left, and Miss USA, Noelia Voigt pictured at a New York Fashion Week event in February. They both announced their resignations this week.

Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resign days apart, casting a spotlight on the organization

Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava stepped down, citing mental health and personal values. They are the latest to depart the organization, which is no stranger to controversy.

Tina Riley moved to Idaho recently in search of a new career working in the clean energy transition.

Oil industry could help the Biden administration tap 'invisible' green energy

The White House wants a twenty-fold increase in geothermal energy production to fight climate change and it's counting on the oil and gas industry for help.

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