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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks the sound barrier on Jan. 28.

The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson catches a pass the AFC Championship game on Jan. 26. The Chiefs could be the first NFL team to win three Super Bowls in a row when they face the Philadelphia Eagles next month.

The Super Bowl could end in a 'three-peat.' Why that matters to a former NBA coach

Pat Riley, the current president and former head coach of the Miami Heat, owns half a dozen trademarks related to the word "three-peat." That could affect whether it appears on Super Bowl merch.

The exterior of the former Flamingos Eventos building in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 25, 2025.

New Tijuana shelter ready for deportees

Mexican officials have converted an events center into a temporary shelter to house up to 2,600 people in anticipation of mass deportations from the U.S.

The San Diego County Administration building in downtown San Diego is shown on Feb. 26, 2024.

County Supervisors delay vote on leadership positions until April 22

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to delay selection of a new chair, vice chair and pro tem until April 22, after the primary election to choose a new District 1 supervisor.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has 30 days to present a plan on how to implement President Trump's executive order on transgender people in the military.

Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military

The executive order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms and sets the stage for a policy that is more restrictive and punitive than the ban from Trump's first term.

Migrants walk into Mexico after being deported from the U.S. at El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?

President Donald Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately.

Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sits at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Trump fires EEOC and labor board officials, setting up legal fight

President Trump fired two Democratic EEOC commissioners and an NLRB board member, hobbling two independent agencies that are tasked with enforcing worker protections.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Capitol Hill after meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Jan. 8.

7 things about RFK Jr. you should know ahead of his Senate hearings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.

Yoko the baby swell shark was born on Jan. 3, some eight months after her egg was discovered in a tank with that only housed other female sharks.

This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

President Donald Trump has promised to greatly curtail the federal government and a memo released Monday by the Office of Management and Budget aims to follow through on that promise by halting a large swath of federal grant programs.

Judge pauses Trump's federal funding freeze as confusion and frustration spread

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

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