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A pelican flies off the La Jolla coast, April 26, 2017.

California investigating sick and dying brown pelicans

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife says hundreds of the pelicans have been admitted to wildlife rehabilitation facilities in Southern and Central California since May 13.

It cost $38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

Lupron, a drug patented half a century ago, treats advanced prostate cancer. It costs a few hundred dollars in the U.K. — so why are U.S. hospitals charging so much more to administer it?

Taylor Swift attends the "All Too Well" New York premiere on Nov. 12, 2021. Swift responded to a copyright lawsuit about her 2014 hit "Shake It Off" this week.

Taylor Swift says she never listened to 3LW before writing 'Shake It Off'

Taylor Swift says she had never heard of the group 3LW or their 2001 song "Playas Gon' Play" before a lawsuit was filed against her accusing her of stealing lyrics.

In this Aug. 5, 2021, file photo, Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington.

The Justice Department Wants A Federal Judge To Block Texas' New Abortion Ban

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to temporarily block the new Texas abortion ban while its lawsuit against the state continues.

People sit outside a bakery, hoping someone will buy them bread, in Kabul in July.

In the Taliban's Afghanistan, the near-broke central bank somehow still functions

A recent visit to Afghanistan showed a country facing an economic crisis. The banking system has seized up. Credit cards aren't working. Afghans abroad struggle to send money to relatives back home.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan.19, 2022, in Washington.

High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration rule

The Supreme Court is wading into a political clash between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned.

A gas nozzle in a vehicle at a central Fresno gas station on Sept. 29, 2022.

Your questions about California’s gas rebate answered

Readers had questions about California’s gas rebate payments, including whether it matters how many cars you have and why it’s based on 2020 tax returns.

A disputed document by one of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, depicted here in a painting by Thomas Rossiter, has been cited in a Supreme Court case about a once-fringe legal theory that could reshape federal elections.

A controversial election theory at the Supreme Court is tied to a disputed document

The reliability of a document by one of the U.S. Constitution's framers has long been under serious doubt. North Carolina Republicans cited it in a case that could upend election laws.

Streets and homes flooded in Newport Beach, Calif., during a high tide in July 2020. So-called sunny day floods are getting more common in coastal cities and towns as sea levels rise due to climate change.

San Diego clean energy experts give Senate climate deal mixed reviews

The surprise compromise is getting a critical review as details of the more-than-700-page bill trickle out.

The man in black from the 1987 film, The Princess Bride, captures the same kind of hopeless dilemma many governments are facing, choosing between addressing inflation and addressing a possible coming recession.

Recession or Inflation? Governments around the world must pick their poison

Liz Truss' resignation as Prime Minister is being blamed on a faulty economic plan. But her fate should serve as a warning to other countries that may have to grapple with an inconceivable choice.

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