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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is seen here at a roundtable meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, in February 2024. Fico has been released from the hospital where he was treated after an assassination attempt on May 15.

Slovakia's Fico says his views on Ukraine were behind his assassination attempt

Fico pledged to be back at work in a month and said he felt "no hatred" towards his attacker, but he blamed the opposition: "It's evident that he only was a messenger of evil and political hatred."

A Joro spider is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Oct. 24, 2021. Populations of the species, native to East Asia, have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the continental U.S.

Joro spiders are big and colorful, but they shouldn't be nightmare fodder

Researchers say the creatures pose little threat to humans but they are concerned about the growing prevalence of invasive species — a problem made worse by global trade and climate change.

This R2D2 might look like it just rolled off the set but it is actually the creation of San Diego Droid Builder John Boisvert. July 10, 2023.

No need for Jawas, you can build your own droid

The Droid Building 101 panel at Comic-Con will provide all the basic information to start making an R2 unit.

Chef Javier Plascencia stands in Specialty Produce's studio kitchen on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. He and his family run Caesar's, a restaurant in Tijuana that makes 2,500 Caesar salads per week.

Caesar salad centennial celebration planned in its birthplace, Tijuana

An Italian restaurateur moved to Tijuana during Prohibition. There, the Caesar salad was born.

A rendering shows the proposed Fairmount Avenue fire station in San Diego's Webster neighborhood.

Webster residents raise concerns over location of San Diego's next fire station

Critics say the site atop the edge of a pristine canyon would disturb natural habitat, and that the city should find a location that's easier and cheaper to build on.

San Diego weekend arts events: Design, pompoms and Ravel

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Fashion, publishing, design and music at MCASD; pompom art; "The Ballad of Johnny and June"; Ravel's "Mother Goose"; "Mrs. Doubtfire"; a new art space; live music picks and more.

Ed O'Neill as former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling in <em>Clipped</em>.

'Clipped' finds bigger questions in the scandal of ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling

The new miniseries dramatizes the 2014 fallout when racist comments by former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling were recorded and leaked.

An image of a drinking fountain is overlaid on the empty play yard of a preschool in this photo illustration

Child care centers in San Diego, Imperial counties among thousands yet to comply with lead testing

Lead exposure is especially harmful to children, who can absorb more lead than adults and have brains and nervous systems that are more sensitive to the damaging — and sometimes irreversible — effects.

A platter of fish and shrimp tacos at a Rubio's restaurant in San Diego.

Rubio's files for bankruptcy, closing 13 locations in San Diego area

Rubio's Coastal Grill, which originated in San Diego, announced Wednesday that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing rising costs in California.

Taylor Swift performs in France during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on June 2.

How long can Taylor Swift dominate the album chart?

For a sixth straight week, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department rules the Billboard 200. The songs chart also features a returning champion: Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen.

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