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The dry, sparse landscape of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge, east of Bonita and Chula Vista, stretches into the distance, July 23, 2014.

San Diego port commits $180,000 to help propagate endangered `Ridgway's Rail' bird

The Port of San Diego will continue to support efforts by the Living Coast Discovery Center to propagate an endangered bird known as the Ridgway's Rail — pledging $180,000 over the next five years, it was announced Wednesday.

Discovering the forgotten women of silent cinema

An exhibition of theater lobby cards at New York's Poster House celebrates women's contributions to silent movies both in front and behind the camera.

Zelenskyy has consolidated Ukraine's TV outlets and dissolved rival political parties

President Zelenskyy has consolidated all TV platforms in Ukraine into one state broadcast and restricted political rivals. Political opposition fears such civil liberty constraints could continue.

Demonstrators attend a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

Thousands gather at March for Our Lives rallies nationwide to push for gun control

Speakers in Washington called on senators to act to pass stronger gun control measures. The rallies come after the shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

An Afghan farmer uses a donkey to carry water canisters across the dried-out river near Sang-e-Atash, Afghanistan. A severe drought has dramatically worsened the already desperate situation in the country.

Changing climate parches Afghanistan, exacerbating poverty

A severe drought, now in its second year, has dramatically worsened the already desperate situation in the country with an economy in freefall following the Taliban takeover in August.

Meet the the lottery winner who has less than a year to prove his identity

Winning over a quarter of a million dollars was easy for an undocumented 28 year-old Algerian man in Belgium. Actually getting his winnings has proven to be a challenge.

A 28-year-old Algerian man won a quarter of a million euros on a lottery scratch card in Belgium. But getting his winnings has proven to be a challenge spanning two continents.

He won the lottery. Now the clock is ticking to prove his identity and claim it

Winning over a quarter million dollars was easy for an undocumented 28-year-old Algerian man in Belgium. Getting his winnings has proven to be a challenge spanning two continents.

Research shows that expanded access to preventive care and coverage has led to an increase in colon cancer screenings, vaccinations, use of contraception and chronic disease screenings.

Preventive care such as birth control, anti-HIV medicine challenged in Texas lawsuit

Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree.

A worker diverts water as a sprinkler system is installed for alfalfa at the Cox family farm Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, near Brawley, California.

100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point

In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico. One hundred years on, the future of the Colorado River is uncertain.

A local resident carries a cage on Thursday while walking past an apartment building destroyed in the besieged city of Mariupol.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 31)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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