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In this photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, salvors with the Unified Command prepare charges for upcoming precision cuts to remove Section 4 from the port side of the bow of the Dali container ship, May 7, 2024, during the Key Bridge Response, in Baltimore.

Controlled demolition planned at Baltimore bridge collapse site

After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland.

Cult film director Roger Corman often came up with titles before he came up with plots. His 1957 movie <em>Attack of the Crab Monsters </em>is one example — "I had no story," Corman <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128873305">told NPR's Renee Montagne in 2010</a>.

Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.

Former President Donald Trump has long made headlines with controversial comments about everything from immigration to trade, but translating those talking points isn't always easy.

What did Trump say? Explaining the former president's favorite talking points

Former President Donald Trump continues to ratchet up his rhetoric on the campaign trail, but if someone doesn't follow Trump all the time, decoding his meaning can get confusing. We're here to help.

SANDAG government offices. San Diego, Calif. Jan. 13, 2023.

SANDAG refinances tax revenue, saving $40 million in long-term borrowing costs

SANDAG refinanced the over $433 million in sales tax revenue in its role as the San Diego Regional Transportation Commission.

San Diego Padres third baseman Sean Burroughs fires a throw to first from his knees but is unable to get Los Angeles Dodgers' D. J. Houlton at first during the third inning of a baseball game June 22, 2005, in San Diego. Burroughs, a two-time Little League World Series champion who won an Olympic gold medal and went on to a major league career that was interrupted by substance abuse, has died. He was 43. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s online records said Burroughs died Thursday, May 9, 2024, with the cause of death deferred.

Former Padres player and top pick Sean Burroughs dies at 43

Burroughs first rose to stardom as a slugger and pitcher on a Long Beach team that advanced to the Little League World Series in 1992 and 1993.

A scene at a hospital in Rafah, where the war has had a devastating impact on the ability of health workers to care for patients.

U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis

Because of the Israeli operation, hospitals lack basic supplies. And doctors must face the heartbreaking decision whether to let one patient die so they can use available resources to save another.

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, the state Assembly Chambers sits empty at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. New political maps have upended the Legislature in 2022 and many new faces will be seen in both houses when it reconvenes after the November election.

California is testing new generative AI tools. Here's what to know

The state is partnering with five companies to develop tools to help deliver public services.

Brian Wilson, performing in Los Angeles in 2015.

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is being placed under a legal conservatorship

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the conservatorship Thursday, noting that Brian Wilson suffers from "a major cognitive disorder." Wilson has agreed to the conservatorship.

Migrants wait between border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, to apply for asylum with U.S. authorities, Friday, April 12, 2024, seen from San Diego.

Biden's new asylum rule would have 'minimal' impact on unauthorized border crossings

The new rule allows immigration oficials to speed up the asylum-petitioning process by assessing the person's criminal background within days, instead of months or even years.

Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege has spent nearly 25 years campaigning against sexual violence and aiding survivors. On Thursday, he won the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. In his remarks, he paid tribute to the survivors. "These women stand up again after being subjected to extreme violence and not only reclaim their own strength but also extend a helping hand to others."

He fights sexual violence. He's won a Nobel and now a $1 million honor. Is he hopeful?

Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2018, is the recipient of the $1 million Aurora humanitarian prize. In an interview with NPR, he reflects on how his campaign is faring.

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