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El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells poses at El Cajon City Hall on Nov. 25, 2024.

He's the mayor of a major California refugee city — and he's backing Trump's deportation plan

El Cajon could be the center of a showdown between local, state and federal authorities over the enforcement of immigration laws.

A nurse takes care of a patient at a hospital near Lima, Peru. The country experienced an outbreak of dengue fever in 2024 — a pattern that was replicated in many countries around the world. A new study suggests climate change may be contributing to the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.

Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease's expansion.

Voter leave a voting booth at The Barn at Bull Meadow in Concord, New Hampshire, during voting for the New Hampshire Primary on January 23, 2024.

Local voter guides: Find candidate information and resources in your community

What you need to know about the races, issues and decisions being made in your community.

The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is seen, May 29, 2021, in Lees Ferry, Ariz.

As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans

The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River, the powerhouse of the U.S. West.

An artist impression of <em>Fona herzogae.</em>

A newly discovered dinosaur may have spent part of its life underground

A new dinosaur has been discovered in Utah by North Carolina researchers and paleontologists. They believe it was a burrowing species.

The jet-powered 'Spirit of America,' with Craig Breedlove at the wheel, on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The three-wheeled racer was powered by a J47 engine — the same type used in an F104 jet fighter plane.

60 years ago, a jet-powered tricycle shattered the land speed record

Craig Breedlove became the first person to drive faster than 500 miles per hour. But his record-breaking run almost ended in disaster.

President Joe Biden speaks at the Gila River Crossing School in the Gila River Indian Community, in Laveen Village, near Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 25.

Biden offers apology for 'horrific era' of U.S. Native American boarding schools

Biden visited Arizona on Friday to apologize for the horrors of the federal Indian boarding schools that ran for over 150 years, and also trumpet the administration's policies to help Native American communities.

The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. The fast-food chain says customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers.

McDonald's tries to reassure customers after deadly E. coli outbreak

A preliminary investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests fresh onions that are served raw on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were a likely source of contamination.

Eggs branded Milo's Poultry Farms, pictured above, and Tony's Fresh Market were recalled after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.

A salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs sickens people in 9 states

Eggs branded Milo's Poultry Farms and Tony's Fresh Market were recalled after they were linked to a salmonella outbreak that has hospitalized at least 24 people.

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