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Striking UCSD academic workers shut down streets around campus as they march demanding better pay and benefits.

UC strike shows no sign of ending as finals loom

It's the last week of instruction for UCSD's fall quarter, and the third week of a strike by academic workers across the UC system.

Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuers attend an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia on Aug. 17, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant located near the city. The plant in southern Ukraine came under Russian occupation in the early days of the war.

What it's like for Ukrainians working at a nuclear plant under Russian occupation

Andriy Tuz was at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant when it came under Russian control. Now in Switzerland, the plant's ex-spokesman talks about his ordeal leaving and how remaining Ukrainians are doing.

Migrants waiting to be picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol under an international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, earlier this month.

Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

Patrick Shiroishi — pictured here in Los Angeles — released 19 albums in 2022; at least three were standouts in their respective fields, in part because of the questions of identity they examine.

Patrick Shiroishi's music moves a Japanese American saga forward

The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.

Demonstrators protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C., in July 2020 to demand the release of people in detention centers.

ICE lifted its ban on family visits, but relatives still struggle to see loved ones

Individual facilities, which are often private and for-profit, have the authority to limit visits over COVID concerns. But immigrant advocates question whether the decisions are made in good faith.

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson sparked conversation — and controversy — with their 2020 memoir about growing up Black and queer. <em>All Boys Aren't Blue</em> has been banned in dozens of school libraries.

Banned Books: Author George M. Johnson on the need to tell all people's stories

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson speaks about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., has stopped providing emergency contraceptives due to the state's abortion ban. Emergency contraceptives and other reproductive care services continue to be available at the hospital network's Kansas locations.

Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

Gen Z is driving sales of romance books to the top of bestseller lists

For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the New York Times paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.

Staff of the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team leave the shuttered Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan on Jan. 11, 2020. There is strong evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in animals at this market. China stated that a 61-year-old man who purchased goods there was the first known death from the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus.

On 3/11/20, WHO declared a pandemic. These quotes and photos recall that historic time

Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.

Judge Janet Protasiewicz points at former Justice Dan Kelly during a debate Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the State Bar Center in Madison, Wis.

In a supreme court race like no other, Wisconsin's political future is up for grabs

So much in Wisconsin could depend on a single seat on the state Supreme Court. Tuesday's winner will determine the court's sway and could change the state's abortion rights and redistricting.

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