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From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, here's how state and local governments used billions in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023. Explore this database to find our how officials are using the payouts where you live.

France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.

The ProBatter PX3 baseball and softball pitching simulators will be the crown jewels at the Dingers Batting Cages training facility (located within the Escondido Mall) when it celebrates its grand opening on Sunday, March 10. There will be free pizza, raffle prizes and home run derbies. The ultra sophisticated ProBatter pitching simulator combines the latest computer and video technology to recreate the experience of facing live pitching in a closed environment. The experience is startlingly real - comparable to what an aircraft pilot experiences in a flight simulator - with an actual ball being delivered at speeds up to 100 mph. The Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates have all purchased the systems to use for player training. Dedicated to teaching and developing baseball and softball players of every age and performance level, Dingers Batting Cages is designed to be a premier facility of its kind. Batting cages are available to book for birthday parties, team practices or special events with catered food options from the mall. Visit www.dingersbattingcages.com to learn more. Dingers on Facebook

The executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach says the group has taken in more than 100 birds that are anemic, dehydrated and weighing only about half of what they should.

The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go higher.

Small family farmers are often "land rich, cash poor," and nursing homes and other types of long-term care are expensive. Many worry about sacrificing their land to pay for care at the end of life.

A new report criticizes the real estate deal behind San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed 1,000-bed homeless shelter. Also, a Supreme Court ruling is likely to reshape how many cities regulate homelessness, particularly in the South Bay. And, UC San Diego is seeking approval to spend $2 billion to address its student housing shortage.

The Pac-12 and the departing schools will likely be on the hook for about $110 million in exit fees and penalties to the Mountain West.

The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids online safety was before social media and smartphones.

Polls had shown President Biden lagging his 2020 levels with Latino voters. Now Biden is out, and Vice President Harris offers Democrats an opportunity to rally Latinos back to their side.