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This handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on June 14 shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece, drowning hundreds of migrants.

Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here's why

Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.

A mother's understanding of her son is transformed with a single phone call

Barbara spent years trying to understand her son's difficult behavior. Then someone said something that made her realize that it was no one's fault.

People walk into the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the day that the court's majority rejected the once-fringe idea that state legislatures' power over congressional elections cannot be checked or balanced by state constitutions or state courts.

What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.

Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups.

How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?

Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.

In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, a police officer and a rescue worker walk in front of a restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

At least 10 dead, including children, in Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine

The pizza restaurant in the city of Kramatorsk took a direct hit on Tuesday night. The place was a popular hangout for local residents, as well as Ukrainian troops, journalists and aid workers.

This picture provided on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, by the Pompeii Archaeological Park shows the wall of an ancient Pompeian house with a fresco depicting a table with food.

That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

A fresco discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts say. Tomatoes and mozzarella were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

Jimmie Johnson and his wife Chandra Janway pose on the red carpet before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto racing awards in Las Vegas, Dec. 2, 2016.

NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma

Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.

Police caution tape is set up after San Diego Police officers shot a man on Skyline Drive, Aug. 25, 2012.

San Diego Police use force most often in neighborhoods south of Interstate 8

A KPBS analysis shows more than two-thirds of use-of-force incidents involving San Diego Police Department officers over a 15-year period occurred below Interstate 8.

A home being built in Del Mar, Calif., June 26, 2023.

New Del Mar ordinance to tackle affordable housing shortage

Del Mar is implementing the California HOME Act — better known as Senate Bill 9, or SB-9.

People line up to pay their property taxes at the San Diego County Administration Treasurer-Tax Collector office, April 7, 2017.

County: Friday is deadline to pay property taxes, avoid penalties

Friday is the deadline for San Diego County residents to pay their property taxes without incurring additional penalties, Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister said Tuesday.

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