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Brad Gist, 30, works with Liam Levinson, 28, during a lab for a 10-day semiconductor course at Chandler Gilbert Community College in Mesa, Ariz., on Oct. 11, 2023.

Biden has big plans for semiconductors. But there's a big hole: not enough workers

President Biden has $52.7 billion to invest in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing plants. But there's a big shortfall in workers for the new jobs.

A new report from the Environmental Working Group finds some of the USDA's "climate-smart" farming practices getting taxpayer dollars likely don't reduce emissions.

Farms fuel global warming. Billions in tax dollars likely aren't helping - report

A new report finds some of the "climate-smart" agricultural practices that the USDA are subsidizing may not reduce emissions. It adds up to billions of taxpayer dollars.

Water flowing down Chollas Creek as rain falls on Feb. 1, 2024.

San Diego rain has Southcrest residents thinking about flooding

The first significant rain fell on Southcrest on Thursday, a week after heavy rain created a flash flood that devastated neighborhood residents.

Taylor Swift celebrates a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo.

If Taylor Swift is living in Kansas City, here's what locals say she should know

Even if you don't know burnt ends from a short end, here's a (brief!) introduction for Taylor Swift and the rest of the world to understanding Kansas City and what makes it so enchanting.

Peggy Sauer was one of the "Damsels in Design" at GM hired to work on car interiors. She's shown here with her design for the backseat of a 1958 Oldsmobile.

'Women Behind the Wheel' explains how cars became a gendered technology

Author Nancy Nichols says that for men, cars signify adventure, power and strength. For women, they are about performing domestic duties; there was even a minivan prototype with a washer/dryer inside.

MGK (Machine Gun Kelly) and Trippie Redd at the March 21 listening party for their collaborative EP, g<em>enre : sadboy</em>, at Harriet's Rooftop in West Hollywood.

Emo rap at its limits

Embedded in genre : sadboy, a collaborative release by rappers MGK and Trippie Redd, is an accidental lesson in what once made the collision of rap and pop-punk so electrifying.

Inside a cafe in the Al Ama'ari refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, men huddle around a wooden stove for warmth in front of a large mural of photographs from 1948, when many Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes.

The Palestinian Authority is promising change. Many Palestinians say it's not enough

The Palestinian Authority is poised for new leadership after its prime minister tendered the resignation of his cabinet. But it faces a steep climb to win back support from dissatisfied Palestinians.

Many young people who started vaping nicotine as teens several years ago haven't quit the habit, data show.

Young adults who started vaping as teens still can't shake the habit

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

Liberty Winn works with kids at her childcare center in Carlsbad, May 18, 2022.

San Diego region prepares for more childcare closures if emergency federal funding expires

The $24 billion Child Care Stabilization Program gave funding to more than 220,000 child care programs across America, with a quarter of them in California.

The idea that sentences can end with a preposition has become a point of contention in the replies to a tongue-in-cheek social media post from dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster.

Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

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