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Holiday Bowl Parade attendees look on as a lion balloon passes, Dec. 30, 2015.

San Diego Holiday Parade: What You Need To Know

The largest balloon parade in the United States is scheduled to start at the Embarcadero Tuesday morning.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill June 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C. DeVos testified on the fiscal year 2018 budget request for the Education Department.

Why 18 States Are Suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Plus other education news: College enrollment is on the decline, school district leaders take a stand against the Senate health care bill, and interest rates on student loans are going up.

Firefighters carry a survivor they rescued from the site of an avalanche Monday in Nasu, Japan, as Self Defense Force personnel look on. Eight high school students are feared dead after an avalanche swept down on their mountain-climbing trip.

Avalanche Engulfs Student Trip In Japan, Leaving At Least 8 Presumed Dead

"Suddenly everything turned white," one student told local media. A mountaineering training exercise had drawn students and teachers from high schools across the region.

Supreme Court: Ban On Automatic Life Sentences For Juveniles Is Retroactive

The decision is expected to affect the fates of some 2,100 juvenile murderers who now have the possibility of parole.

Yosemite National Park wildlife biologist Ryan Leahy says he hopes the website keeps both people and bears safe.

Yosemite Rangers Use Technology To Save Bears From Cars

Speeding cars have become the biggest threat for bears in Yosemite. But rangers hope tracking tools, like the website where the public can track bears, will help keep both humans and bears safe.

People walk into the downtown San Diego Central Library as the doors open on a rainy Monday morning, Feb. 27, 2017.

San Diego's Downtown Library Keeps Homeless Warm And Dry

San Diego’s wet winter is great for the drought, but miserable for the hundreds of homeless who have to endure the harsh conditions on the streets.

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pressure is mounting on the pontiff as more and more church sexual abuse scandals unfold around the world.

Pope Francis To Visit Ireland Amid Church Scandals Across The World

The pope is under intense pressure to enact concrete measures to ensure accountability for church officials who ignored or covered up sexual abuse by clergy.

A smokestack rises in the background over the East Houston community of Manchester, Texas, where the air was heavy with what smelled like gasoline after Hurricane Harvey in late August. The neighborhood is ringed by industrial sites.

Air Pollution From Industry Plagues Houston In Harvey's Wake

Flooding in Houston and utility outages led to belches of fumes from refineries and other industrial sites. Residents of a region already struggling with air pollution wonder: Is it safe to breathe?

Roundtable: Local Pols On Comey, Labor Split-up, Returning Seized Funds

The fallout from the Comey firing is not dying down yet. The AFL-CIO takes over a local labor group and ousts its leaders. The district attorney is ordered to give back a family's savings.

A June 2013 photo shows a cell at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Fourteen prisoners have been transferred in the past two weeks, bringing the total number of detainees below 100 for the first time since the facility opened in 2002.

With Latest Transfers, Guantanamo Now Holds Fewer Than 100 Detainees

A total of 14 detainees have been transferred to Kuwait, Ghana, Saudi Arabia and Oman in the past two weeks. That leaves 93 detainees at the military prison in Cuba.

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