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Exterior view of rooms at the Relax Inn & Suites in El Cajon, one of the hotels in the county's voucher program, Sept. 19, 2022.

Dispute over county's hotel voucher program for homeless continues in El Cajon

El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells is accusing San Diego County officials of "dumping" residents experiencing homelessness on the city's hotels.

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas at the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in February. Thomas, a transgender woman, has been at the center of the debate around transgender athletes.

Americans are deeply divided on transgender rights, a poll shows

An NPR/Ipsos poll shows a stark partisan split on laws that prevent transgender youth from accessing medical care for gender transition.

My familia of dancers, a legacy of love for the craft

While Estefania broke with her family's Mexican folklórico tradition of dance, she says her mother and uncles did manage to instill discipline and a love for dance and art in her soul.

Miami-Dade County Elections Department employees check the tabulation made by voting equipment that will be used in the upcoming state primary election.

New data sheds light on one method to combat election lies

Positive messaging about democratic values like freedom and unity seems to have a meaningful effect on whether voters say they trust voting results.

Composer Julia Wolfe at the Nashville Symphony Orchestra's world premiere of her piece <em>Her Story</em> on Sept. 15, 2022.

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?

As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.

Memorials for Irina and Kevin McCarthy, two of seven people killed in Monday's Fourth of July parade mass shooting, stands within a veterans memorial on Wednesday in Highland Park, Ill.

Strangers save a 2-year-old boy, whose parents died during the Highland Park shooting

Aiden McCarthy's parents, Kevin and Irina, both died in the shooting, which left five others dead and more than two dozen wounded.

Former President Donald Trump arrives on stage at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 3. According to a new poll, 67% of independents do not want Trump to run again, while just 28% said they do.

Two-thirds of independents say they don't want Trump to run for president

The former president's base remains firmly intact behind him, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows, but voters in the middle are saying they want him to bow out.

Joey Chestnut, left, and Miki Sudo pose with 63 and 40 hot dogs respectively after winning the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Monday.

Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo chow their way to victory in Nathan's hot dog eating contest

Chestnut took his 15th win at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and Sudo made a decisive comeback to win the women's title.

Patricia Moran at the at-home day care she runs, Patricia's Creative Learning Center, in San Jose on Nov. 2, 2022.

More people will be eligible for health insurance through Covered California

Under previous rules, family members of those who had insurance through an employer were not eligible for Covered California.

David Cave, a recovery coach who is part of an addiction specialty team at Salem Hospital, north of Boston, stands outside the emergency department.

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.

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