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A man, left, carries two Israeli flags during a pro-Israel rally outside of the Israeli Embassy on Oct. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C., and people, right, wave flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2023.

Cultural figures find perils to speaking out and staying silent about Mideast crisis

Cultural figureheads are expected to speak out about world events. But some are facing real-world consequences for making public declarations about the present conflict.

A river carried mud and downed trees in the Zapata neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Acapulco, Mexico, after Hurricane Otis swept through the area.

Mexico's Acapulco grows desperate for help after Hurricane Otis ravaged the area

The Category 5 storm slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast early Wednesday, killing at least 39 people, and with 10 missing.

American mother and Massachusetts resident Wafaa Abuzayda, her husband and their baby have been stuck in Gaza since the siege began. They are among an estimated 1,700 people with European and U.S. citizenships who are trapped in the Gaza strip.

Americans in Gaza feel abandoned by their government

For nearly three weeks, a Massachusetts couple have been begging for a way home. They're living under bombardment and running out of supplies. They ask why the U.S. government can't get them out.

Svaneborg Kardyb: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.

A group of adults sit at a table at the Oceanside Reads learning center to learn English. Oct. 24, 2023.

Oceanside READS celebrates 25 years of English teaching and learning

About a quarter of the county’s population over 25 is reading at — or below — the third-grade level.

San Diego weekend arts events: 'Korea in Color,' haunted theater and a 19th century courtesan

This weekend in the arts: Contemporary Korean polychrome painting; San Diego Art Prize; a play about an "it girl" sex worker in 19th century England; haunted dance; spooky Shakespeare; Dìa de los Muertos; experimental bassoon; live music picks and more.

A voter marks her ballot during early voting, on Oct. 17, 2022, in Atlanta.

A federal judge says Georgia's political maps must be redrawn for the 2024 election

A judge is ordering Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps after finding the current maps illegally discriminate against Black voters.

This teacher shortage solution has gone viral. But does it work?

State and federal governments have made hundreds of millions of dollars available to pay for Grow Your Own teacher programs. But researchers say it's unclear whether they actually work.

A plane flies over a sunny Downtown San Diego skyline on Feb. 27, 2021.

One in three San Diegans can’t afford basic needs, new report finds

A startling number of San Diegans live below the federal poverty line in one of the most expensive places in the U.S.

An earthen berm made up of dirt and debris blocks the flow of waster from Mexico into the United States in the Tijuana River, June 14, 2022.

Tijuana River Valley Project to start in early 2024

A $5 million cleanup project in the Tijuana River Valley will begin in early 2024, with a completion date before the end of March, officials said on Wednesday.

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