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A group walks on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. California led the U.S. in international enrollment, with over 140,000 international students attending schools there in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education.

With a record number of international students in the U.S., Trump brings uncertainty

Some schools and international students in the U.S. worry about what's to come in the incoming Trump administration. Meanwhile, a new report finds more international students in the U.S. than ever.

Willa Fitzgerald as The Lady in "Strange Darling." (2023)

Midday Movies: Films to be thankful for

Local critics pick overlooked films of 2024 to be grateful for.

Dictionary.com lexicographers analyze headlines, social media trends, search engine results and other data to come up with the word of the year. This year, it's "demure."

'Demure' is Dictionary.com's word of the year. If that's news to you, here's the backstory

Usage of the word soared after TikToker Jools Lebron used it in her signature catchphrase "very demure, very mindful."

Plants in a greenhouse at the Salk Institute are examined for genetic traits that come with C4 photosynthesis. Nov 22, 2024

Scientists discover the genetic steps that created hardy, productive plants

It offers a promise that gene editing could make some crops more resilient and productive.

The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

Drake poses at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019.

Drake accuses Universal Music Group and Spotify of unfairly promoting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

Drake claims Universal Music Group charged Spotify significantly less to license "Not Like Us," in exchange to feature the song prominently on the app.

Supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, burn bushes to reduce the impact of tear gas shells fired by police officers to disperse them during a rally demanding Khan's release, at a motorway in Ghazi in Attock district, Pakistan on Sunday.

Supporters of ousted Pakistani leader clash with police, at least six people killed

Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds and at least one person has died in clashes.

Women protest against the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital in India this August.

U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an undercount

These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?

Jad Deeb, a volunteer of the Lebanese Popular Relief Association, prepares school clothes for displaced Lebanese children with one of his colleagues in their office in Beirut, Lebanon.

Lebanon's first responders say Israeli strikes target them as they work to save lives

More than 200 emergency and medical workers have been killed since last October, Lebanon's health ministry says. Many believe Israel's military is targeting them in its war against Hezbollah.

A juvenile white shark swimming underwater in this undated still released by California State University, Long Beach, Shark Lab.

Research reveals how long baby sharks stay in San Diego coast nursery

San Diego’s coast is a nursery for juvenile great white sharks, but how long do they stay? A new study reveals when they leave the shallow and transition to deeper waters.

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