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Po Sheng Lai, the founder of Shern Yeong Precise Optical, a company in the northern Taiwanese city of Yilan that makes high-end glass is pivoting to making defense products.

Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons

As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan's companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.

A booster vaccine is administered on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot? And how long does protection last?

Pharrell performs on Solar stage at Something In The Water festival.

PHOTOS: What we saw at Pharrell's Something in the Water festival

Despite the rain, highlights includes performances by Lil Wayne, Doechii, Latto, Kaytranada and more.

The SAG-AFTRA building is seen during contract negotiations in Los Angeles on July 13, 2023.

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Tommy, second from right, sits in the shade outside of San Diego's new safe sleeping site, Aug. 3, 2023. He and a friend were brought to the site that afternoon by a nonprofit from Escondido, who secured them spaces.

City campsite for unhoused San Diegans a ‘godsend’ for some despite challenges

San Diego’s campsite has served more than 220 households in the first 12 weeks. Here's what some have said about it.

An aerial view of a Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, which sent more than 20 cars sliding off the tracks on Saturday near Springfield, Ohio.

Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio

The 212-car train that derailed outside of Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday was not carrying any toxic materials, several state and local agencies confirmed. The EPA will stay on site for cleanup.

Jess Hegstrom, a public health worker for Lewis and Clark County in Montana, tries to start conversations about suicide risk at gun shows. "I'm not here to waggle my finger at you," she says.

Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but there are legal hurdles

New ideas like "safe storage maps" show gun owners where to put their firearms in safekeeping if a mental health crisis happens. The idea has support, but obstacles are in the way in some states.

A freeze frame from a deputy's body-worn camera is shown at the moment deputies and police officers opened fire on Yan Li in her condo hallway on March 3, 2022.

Son of Little Italy woman fatally shot by deputies, police sues San Diego City and County

"Rather than deploying force against decedent, the officers should have summoned mental health assistance," the complaint states.

Tania Lopez of Mariachi Lindas Mexicanas at the MARIACHI USA festival in Los Angeles on June 18, 2022.

This LA music festival centers mariachi, a symbol of Mexican culture

In its 33rd year, Mariachi USA continues to center a genre that's rooted in folk traditions and has become a symbol of Mexican culture.

Concert goers dancing at the Silent Disco dance party at Lincoln Center, New York City on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Haptic suits designed for the deaf community were provided by Music: Not Impossible.

Vibrating haptic suits give deaf people a new way to feel live music

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, Music: Not Impossible brought vibrating haptic suits to a Lincoln Center dance party.

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