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The Great Salt Lake is roughly 8-9 feet lower than it should be. A snowy winter recently has helped lake levels some.

Climate change and a population boom could dry up the Great Salt Lake in 5 years

Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake. A recent report predicted it will completely dry in five years.

The Fire Coyotes present their sacred sphere, an eight-pound rubber ball used to play ulama, at Chicano Park on Friday, July 21, 2023.

Indigenous athletes are reviving an ancient sport in San Diego

The new ulama team is reclaiming a key piece of Mesoamerican cultures.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's new album features some of its iconic mascots on the cover and seven safety-focused tracks.

A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's album addresses the most common hazards among those 13-24, through a variety of genres. It's called We're Safety Now Haven't We, and you'll want to hear it.

A new U.S. agency is a response to the fact that nobody was ready for the pandemic

The Bureau of Global Health, Security and Diplomacy, housed in the State Department, will plan for the next pandemic. We interviewed its director, virologist and global health leader John Nkengasong.

Howard Houlden got hospital-at-home care for COVID, COPD and congestive heart failure. Though he has since died, his daughter Lori says it likely extended his life and helped him enjoy himself.

'Hospital-at-home' trend means family members must be caregivers — ready or not

It's taking off around the country: Treatment at home for patients sick enough to be in a hospital, but stable enough to be home. Are family caregivers ready for all the responsibility?

One of the sirens that is part of the state wide emergency alert system is seen in Kihei, Hawaii, on August 13.

Could sirens have made a difference against the Maui fires? Experts say it's unclear

Hawaii's siren system is considered the largest in the world. But they weren't activated ahead of the Maui fires. Experts say the alert could have helped residents have more time to prepare.

They have suffered great pain but not lost their compassion. Clockwise from top left: Dr. Lina Qasem Hassan, a Palestinian citizen of Israel whose relative in Gaza, an ambulance driver, died in an airstrike; Robi Damelin, whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper; Yousef Bashir, who as a teen was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza; Maoz Inon, whose parents died in the Hamas attack of Oct. 7.

The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope

They're from Israel and Gaza. A man whose parents died on Oct. 7 feels as if he is swimming in an sea of sorrow. A young man has a soldier's bullet lodged in his spine. Yet they have not lost hope.

Members of the Vegas Golden Knights pose with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Knights won the series 4-1.

What happens in Vegas ... is a Stanley Cup, as the Golden Knights win the NHL title

The greatest show in Las Vegas Tuesday night wasn't along the famed Strip – it was the National Hockey League franchise Golden Knights laying claim to the Stanley Cup.

a chest overflows with bills in various denominations in this photo illustration

Buried treasure: California politicians stash $35 million in leftover campaign cash

Candidates could give the cash to charity or return it to their donors, but many hold on to the money to retain political influence.

Dozens of people wait in line for a clothing donation distribution at the Templo Embajadores de Jesús shelter in Tijuana, June 1, 2022.

Title 42 is ending. What does that mean for San Diego and Tijuana?

Advocates, attorneys and officials within the migrant community in San Diego and Tijuana met the news with relief and skepticism.

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