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Liz Kirkaldie says her grandson's marijuana use led to his schizophrenia diagnosis. She says she's skeptical the labels will work, "But if it helps even one person? Great."

California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks

A proposed bill would require cannabis products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.

Mashael al-Shuwaihan, who sits on the board of Kuwait's Women's Cultural Society, speaks during an interview, at a protest outside Kuwait's National Assembly in Kuwait City on Feb. 7, 2022. Her placard reads: "Freedom and equality for women are constitutional pillars."

As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women's rights

Conservative politicians are increasingly pushing back against a burgeoning feminist movement and what they see as an unraveling of the country's traditional values.

Dr. Joyce Medina does an eye exam on Jessica, a 6th grade student at the Monarch School in Barrio Logan. 45 students from the school were given a new pair of eye glasses following their exams. San Diego, CA, March 16, 2022.

Students who are unhoused get a gleam of hope in their eyes

Some students at the Monarch School now have a much clearer view of the world: They have a new pair of eyeglasses.

Pews were marked off to encourage social distancing at a funeral home in Temple, Penn., in March of 2021, around the time the Delta variant began to take hold in the United States.

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

A committee exhibit shows former Vice President Mike Pence talking on the phone from his secure location during the riot, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing on Thursday.

Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.

La Mesa dignitaries and company leaders from San Diego Oasis and Cox Communications pose prior to cutting the ribbon for the Tech Tank at Grossmont Center Mall.

Grossmont Center 'Tech Tank' helps bridge digital divide for San Diego seniors

San Diego Oasis holds a grand opening of its new "Tech Tank" that offers training for the elderly in the use of computers and smartphones.

Diabetes drug displays lined the San Diego Convention Center hallway during June's American Diabetes Association meeting, June 11, 2017.

Plans to curb California insulin costs abound. Will anything get done this year?

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is pushing a first-in-the-nation plan for California to partner with a drugmaker to produce cheaper insulin. It’s one of many proposed state and federal remedies to soaring insulin costs.

Dairy farms that capture methane from their cows' manure can earn valuable pollution-cutting credits through California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

How dairy farmers are cashing in on California's push for cleaner fuel

Big dairy farms are profiting from California's tougher limits on greenhouse emissions. They're getting paid to capture methane from cow manure. But critics say the system subsidizes polluters.

The new rules will help people get upfront cost estimates for about 500 so-called "shoppable" services, meaning medical care they can schedule ahead of time.

How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public

New government rules are forcing insurers to post on websites what they pay for care or be fined, allowing consumers and employers to comparison shop for health services or negotiate better rates.

On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light

On TikTok, the hashtag "dementia" has 3 billion views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.

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