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He was an accountant for Big Oil. Then came the cyclone of 1970. Sir Fazle Hasen Abed found a new calling — and came up with a idea that could be key to ending extreme poverty.

Whatever unique adventure Jorge Meraz discovers in Baja California, it's a safe bet he will tackle it with gusto. Of course, he'll follow it up with regional food and drink — consumed with even more gusto.

The Wildcats' vaunted defense locked down the Tar Heels in the second half, winning the school's second national championship.

A four-year, $3.7 million multidisciplinary research center at UC San Diego School of Medicine will investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior and cardiovascular risk factors in Latinas.

If approved by regulators and Virgin America's shareholders, the combined airline will become the fifth-largest U.S. carrier.

Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander's new effort is a novel about a 12-year-old boy named Nick, written in verse. He says poetry is one key to keeping kids invested in what they're reading.

Japanese-Americans in California have been working hard to strengthen ties between the API queer community and its friends, families and allies. This new conference series is a start.

New data from the Pew Research Center suggests that the Republican candidate who is doing the best is also the one who would send the most voters running.

The 0.1 percentage-point rise in unemployment was driven by some good news: More people who have been out of work started looking for a job again.

Students from San Diego and Mexico City are teaming up to create works of art that explore violence. It’s a joint initiative of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and Mexico City’s Tamayo Museum.