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Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks during a meeting on Dec. 13, 2021. One part of the panel's probe focuses on money and the day's events.

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol offer some clues on how it's following the money.

District Attorney José Garza, pictured in Austin, Texas, in 2021. He is one of nearly 90 elected prosecutors from across the country who has publicly pledged not to prosecute those seeking or providing abortions.

This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion

Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.

Novelist Angeline Boulley's first book for teenagers,<em> Firekeeper's Daughter</em>, won multiple awards from the American Library Association this year.

They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year

The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners.

People rest in the shade of a tree on a hot summer afternoon in Lucknow in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Severe heat wave conditions are sweeping north and western parts of India.

Climate scientists say South Asia's heat wave (120F!) is a sign of what's to come

Some schools have closed early for summer. More than a billion people are in danger of heatstroke. Summer's early arrival in South Asia also threatens global grain supplies.

Edward Borek, President Associated Student Government at Miramar College, Lakeside, CA, February 3, 2022

Updated pass/no pass grading policy for California community college students

The California Community College Board of Governors has approved an updated pass/no pass grading policy to discourage students from dropping out.

San Diego Latino Film Festival Will Be Online And At The Drive-In

The 28th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off March 11. It was the first film festival forced to cancel its in person event because of COVID-19. Festival founder Ethan Van Thillo shared what a year of pandemic pivoting has been like.

There are parallels between COVID and HIV. Despite effective treatment and prevention tools, preventable deaths continue because of difficulties reaching out to and educating people about the tools. And even as the country seems determined to move on from the pandemic, as of April 2022, someone dies of COVD-19 every four minutes in the U.S.

Despite effective treatments, HIV drags on. Experts warn COVID may face the same fate

HIV remains a problem in the U.S. because people don't use life-saving prevention and treatments. COVID is heading down the same path. Here are insights from people fighting on the frontlines of HIV.

Lucinda Anderson, 13, Environmental Stewardship Apprentice works with her fellow apprentices, Mayumi Lorenzo, 16, and Maya Pelayo, 14, leading a bird-watching walk at Cabrillo National Monument, Dec. 16, 2021

Teenage STEM students lead nature education at Cabrillo Monument

Teenage girls are apprentices teaching visitors about birds and animals that make their home here on the hillsides of Cabrillo National Monument.

Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary is too close to call between David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz.

With a key race too close to call, here are 4 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

The five statewide primaries once again tested former President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican side — with mixed results. Here's what we learned on Tuesday.

Julian "Zeus" McClurkin of The Original Harlem Globetrotters talks to fourth and fifth grade students at the Monarch School about how to deal with bullying, San Diego February 8, 2022.

Harlem Globetrotter brings hope to homeless students

Harlem Globetrotter Julian "Zeus" McClurkin helps homeless students at the Monarch School with ways to stop bullying.

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