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Setting Precedent, A Federal Court Rules Jail Must Give Inmate Addiction Treatment

Many jails and prisons refuse to offer medication for opioid addiction, even to inmates who had been in treatment before incarceration. A recent ruling in a federal court says that's not acceptable.

Mahouts feed elephants at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai in March.

In Thailand, Growing Concern For Elephants As Coronavirus Pummels Tourism

Thailand has nearly 3,800 domesticated elephants, most kept in camps. There are fears that many will suffer during what is expected to be a time of prolonged severe economic hardship.

Gray was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was an infant. She was considering a bone marrow transplant when she heard about the CRISPR study and jumped at the chance to volunteer.

Sickle Cell Patient Reveals Why She Is Volunteering For Landmark Gene-Editing Study

Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., hopes the gene-editing technique CRISPR will relieve her lifelong suffering caused by the genetic blood disorder that affects millions of people around the world.

Cars wait to enter the United States from Tijuana through the San Ysidro Port of Entry, Dec. 3, 2014.

Trump Waiting On Possible Border Closure

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's taking a wait-and-see approach on his threat to close the southern border as soon as this week.

A rendering of the SDSU West plan to redevelop SDCCU Stadium is shown in this undated image.

SDSU West Backers Submit Signatures To Take Initiative To City Council

Backers of a proposed ballot initiative that would pave the way for San Diego State University to acquire the SDCCU Stadium property for campus expansion submitted more than 100,000 petition signatures to election officials Tuesday.

Emissions rise from three large smokestacks at a coal-fired power plant in Castle Dale, Utah, in 2017. Democratic presidential candidates are releasing plans to reduce U.S. emissions in order to head off the most dangerous consequences of global warming.

2020 Democrats Aim High With Climate Change Proposals

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is centering his presidential campaign on combating climate change. On Friday, he rolled out his plan to shift the country to carbon-free energy.

Liu Yuejin of China's National Narcotics Control Commission speaks at a Beijing press conference on Monday. He announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1.

China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action

Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.

A patient on a wheelchair waits in the emergency room at a hospital in Güiria, Venezuela, on March 14. Human rights organizations recently warned that Venezuela faces catastrophic consequences from the new coronavirus pandemic, which threatens to overwhelm its crumbling health system.

Many Venezuelan Hospitals Lack Basics To Function, Let Alone Handle COVID-19

Doctors tell NPR many health workers have left the country and many hospitals don't have necessities, including soap and running water.

Rain flooded the parking lot at the River Leaf Inn in Mission Valley on April 10, 2020.

Slow-Moving Storm Keeps Drenching San Diego Area

A flash flood watch is in effect throughout the county until 8 p.m. Friday.

Workers produce masks at a factory in Sanaa, Yemen, earlier this week.

Yemen, Already Facing A Health Crisis, Confirms Its 1st Coronavirus Case

Five years of fighting has left the country in ruins. "We are bracing for the worst," a U.N. official said. The country is already dealing with war, poverty and malnutrition.

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