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Rana Samara, a Palestinian artist from Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Art and war: Israeli and Palestinian artists reflect on Oct. 7 and the crisis in Gaza

We asked six Israeli and Palestinian artists about how the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas has affected their lives and their work. They shared stories of fear, anger, sadness and pain.

An undated photo of a hatchling Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle being held at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Rare turtles born at San Diego Zoo took their sweet time

Zoo researchers have been hoping to breed the endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle for more than 20 years. It finally happened.

Dylan Schenker got his first barista job about a decade ago. He says, "At first it was just a job," but he then got passionate about it. But increasingly he's becoming dependent on tips and says people have a fundamental misunderstanding about tipping.

Got tipping rage? This barista reveals what it's like to be behind the tip screen

The rise in tipping has many customers fuming, but one worker who depends on tips says most customers misunderstand what they are — and shares what it feels like when people don't tip.

Kayleigh Butler, a hair stylist, stands for a portrait at her studio in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. "Relaxers have taken an extreme decline ... as we became more knowledgeable about the effects of the relaxer on your hair and what it can do to your hair," says Butler, who remembers getting relaxers when she was 5 years old.

The FDA is proposing a ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde due to cancer concerns

The federal agency says it is proposing a ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair straighteners and smoothers, which have been linked to increased cancer risks.

In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit

Cruise, GM's robo-taxi service, suspends all driverless operations nationwide

U.S. regulators have been investigating Cruise’s operations after receiving incident reports that suggested risks to pedestrian and passenger safety.

This newborn at Gaza's Nasser Hospital was delivered after their mother was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Oct. 24. The doctor said the baby is now in stable condition.

Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones.

Eric Casalini and Beth Gallagher star in the romantic drama "To Fall In Love."

San Diego International Film Festival screens local indie film 'To Fall In Love'

San Diego filmmaker Michael Foster talks about the west coast premiere of his romantic drama.

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.

Vials of Pfizer (left) and Moderna's (right) COVID-19 bivalent vaccine sit on a table outside a vaccination event at Grossmont College, April 18, 2023.

California’s ‘tripledemic’ season is off to a mild start. What to know about flu, RSV and COVID

New vaccines for RSV and an updated booster for COVID-19 give Californians more tools to protect themselves from respiratory viruses this fall.

Hall of Fame basketball coach Bobby Knight has died at 83

Nicknamed "the General," Knight spent nearly three decades at Indiana University and several seasons at Texas Tech. His teams racked up wins, but he was controversial on and off the court.

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