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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein ,appearing in a Los Angeles courtroom in Oct. 2022.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned

The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the former movie mogul had not received a fair trial in 2020 that led to a 23-year sentence, and ordered a new trial.

Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas in 2021. New research shows drillers emit about three times as much climate-warming methane as official estimates.

Oil and gas companies emit more climate-warming methane than EPA reports

Oil and gas drillers are releasing more climate-warming methane than the government estimates, a new study shows.

Actor Jonathan Majors arrives at court for his domestic abuse trial, on Dec. 5, 2023, in New York.

Jury deliberations begin in the trial of actor Jonathan Majors

Majors is on trial for assault and harassment in a domestic violence incident involving a former girlfriend. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.

Dice Moreno (cutting hair) is a learning leader at Paul Mitchell The School. They demonstrate a style technique for Beau O'Neal, 21, a future professional working with Dean Miller, a transgender client, in San Diego, Calif., November 7, 2023

Transgender Awareness Week: San Diego stories from a safe space

This Transgender Awareness Week discover the inspiring journey of Beau O'Neal, a 21-year-old future professional stylist embracing a genderqueer identity and challenging societal norms.

"You think it will never happen to you," Paul Auster wrote about aging and mortality in his 2012 book <em>Winter Journal. </em>He's<em> </em>pictured above in New York in April 2007.

Bestselling novelist Paul Auster, author of 'The New York Trilogy,' dies at 77

A leading figure in his generation of postmodern American writers, Auster wrote more than 20 novels, including City of Glass, Sunset Park, 4 3 2 1 and The Brooklyn Follies.

Emissions from a power plant in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 2022. Global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gasses increased between 2021 and 2022, according to a new report from the United Nations.

This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution

Global emissions of greenhouse gases are rising, according to an annual accounting by the United Nations. It warns development of new oil, gas and coal is incompatible with meeting climate targets.

Prospective college applicants visit the California Student Aid Commission booth at College Information Day at UC Berkeley in Berkeley on Oct. 14, 2023. CSAC held informational sessions on financial aid to help inform students and their families about their options.

The mystifying costs of college in California, explained

University tuition is free! No, wait, the full cost of college is tens of thousands of dollars annually. Hold up. There’s enough financial aid to bring down the price tag to just a few thousand dollars a year — tuition, food and housing included.

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on June 3.

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last

Over the course of his decades-long career in public health, Fauci vowed he would never shy away from speaking the truth with the U.S. president— even when it was inconvenient. Fauci's memoir is On Call.

An aerial view of the skyline of downtown San Diego, Oct. 2, 2023.

More warming for San Diego County valleys, coastal areas

Above average high temperatures for inland areas were expected through Thursday, as much as 15 to 20 degrees above average for the inland valleys.

Aiyana Rainbow, a Romanian-made AI model, is one of the Miss AI finalists.

Fake beauty queens charm judges at the Miss AI pageant

Ten models that exist only in the digital realm have made it to the finals of what's being billed as the world's first beauty pageant involving AI.

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