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Dean Norton, the director of horticulture at Mount Vernon, stands in front of the plot of hemp grown this year.

After Centuries, Hemp Makes A Comeback At George Washington's Home

George Washington grew cannabis. Not the kind you toke, but the kind to make rope. Industrial hemp was returned to Mount Vernon this year to help cultivate a new image for the crop.

Police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as "Silent Sam" was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday.

After A Year Of Rising Tensions, Protesters Tear Down Confederate Statue On UNC Campus

A crowd of about 250 students, faculty and residents stormed the bronze sculpture of a Confederate soldier, using ropes to yank it from its century-old pedestal.

Staff from the San Diego County Office of Education and a consultant from Harvard tour the O'Connor's Church Goods building on El Cajon Boulevard, where a new school is planned, March 23, 2016.

San Diego Storefront Getting Facelift To Become Innovative School

County Office Education plans to have students run businesses out of renovated site

People walk around Glenner Town Square, a miniature village for Alzheimer's patients that replicates the 1950s to help stimulate lost memories, Aug. 14, 2018.

San Diego Alzheimer's Day Care Center Recreates 1950s To Stimulate Brains

Dozens of Alzheimer’s patients from all walks of life, journeyed together down memory lane on Wednesday at Glenner Town Square, a miniature village replicating the 1950s.

Lyric, daughter of the Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap's operations coordinator Kiyawna West, often volunteers at the Teacher Supply Swap, a free store for educators in northern Baltimore.

Teachers Turning To Free Supply Shops To Outfit Their Classrooms

Teachers say supply swaps are making a real dent in the amount of money they pay every year out of pocket for classroom supplies.

What Does New State Target To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mean For San Diego?

Gov. Jerry Brown is ramping up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to curb climate change.

Rescue crews work at the scene of a bridge that collapsed Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday. Dozens of people are feared dead, after a large section of the Morandi Bridge, built in the 1960s, suddenly collapsed during a fierce rainstorm.

Dozens Of People Feared Dead After Span Of Busy Highway Bridge Collapses In Italy

A suspension bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday, sending cars and trucks that had been driving on the A10 motorway crashing down below.

The pulpy cover for James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel, "The Postman Always Rings Twice."

August Noir Book of The Month Club: Catching Up With James M. Cain

Looking at Cain and Cainism

This laser unit is one of six that repel thieving birds from the blueberry fields of Meduri Farms near Jefferson, Ore.

Growers Are Beaming Over The Success Of Lasers To Stave Off Thieving Birds

Laser beams that sweep erratically across crops have shown promise in protecting harvests from loss caused by birds. But researchers are still studying whether the beams may harm the animals' retinas.

Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch Fire, as it continues to spread toward the town of Upper Lake, Calif., last week.

Western Fire Crews Get An Assist From Australia And New Zealand

Fires in Washington state, Oregon and Northern California have firefighters overtaxed and needing a break — relief is coming from New Zealand and Australia.

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