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Pedestrians in Harvard Yard in 2019. Schools and businesses have gone to court to stop the Trump administration from barring online-only international students from entering or staying in the United States.

Schools, Businesses, Cities Push Back On Rule Blocking Some International Students

The Trump administration says it will ban international students in the fall if their education is online-only. Colleges and businesses say that decision could devastate the economy.

Bryan Gamez, left, and his wife, Billie Gamez, stand in the Yuba Sutter Mall in Yuba City, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020.

US Consumer Spending Rose A Moderate 1.9% In July

The consumer spending report arrives amid a hazy economic landscape, with high unemployment, struggling businesses and deep uncertainty about when the health crisis will be solved and when people and companies will feel confident enough to spend and hire normally again.

Pacific Surfliner locomotive in an undated photo.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner Expanding Southern California Service

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner will offer expanded service for trains between San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, rail officials announced Wednesday.

A Cal Fire truck drives drives down a road during the Valley Fire, Sept. 7, 2020.

Thousands Without Power As Santa Ana Winds Raise Wildfire Risk In San Diego County

Extreme fire danger persisted throughout the San Diego area for a second day Thursday as gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity combined to heighten the risk of wildfires and utility officials shut off power for tens of thousands of inland homes and businesses as a precaution.

A health care worker at a county vaccination site fills a syringe with a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 14, 2021.

Weekly COVID-19 Deaths Nearly Double As Delta Variant Continues Surge

The 49 COVID-19 deaths reported in the past week nearly doubled the previous week's 25, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday.

Business Report: SeaWorld Gets Another New CEO

This week in business: SeaWorld takes on a new CEO, its fourth in the past five years. Plus, Airbnb makes changes following Halloween rental shooting. And, Target does "Black Friday Preview" shopping throughout November.

Workers greet arrivals at a drive-in vaccination site at University of New Mexico's Gallup campus in Gallup, N.M., on March 23. The Navajo Nation has vaccinated more than half of its adult population, outpacing the U.S. national rate.

Outpacing The U.S., Hard-Hit Navajo Nation Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults

One year ago, the Navajo Nation was the site of the highest per-capita infection rate in the U.S. Now the vast majority of adults have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses media questions during a COVID-19 press conference on Feb. 14 in Wellington, New Zealand. Three new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Auckland, the country's largest city.

New Zealand City Goes Back Into Lockdown After New Coronavirus Cases Detected

Most residents of Auckland are asked to stay home for three days while health officials determine the source of the virus and test for community spread. The rest of the country is on high alert.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has been confirmed as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau.

Biden's Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, Confirmed By Senate

Gov. Gina Raimondo, the first woman to lead Rhode Island, is cutting short a second term as governor to oversee an eclectic portfolio of U.S. Commerce Department agencies, including the Census Bureau.

Protestors against County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher's proposal to declare COVID-19 misinformation a public health crisis stand outside the County Administration Building in San Diego, Calif. Aug. 31, 2021.

San Diego County Supervisors Declare COVID-19 Misinformation A Public Health Crisis

A divided San Diego County Board of Supervisors has voted to adopt what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation policy of declaring COVID-19 misinformation a public health crisis and adopt a series of recommendations to actively combat it.

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