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A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia, center, over Florida and crossing into Georgia, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along off the East coast of the U.S., on Aug. 30, 2023.

La Niña is likely to arrive this summer. Here's what that means for hurricane season

Forecasters say the warming climate pattern El Niño is officially over. Its cooling counterpart, La Niña, could develop as soon as July — just in time to exacerbate an above-average hurricane season.

Meditation for a Happy Life: October Dates

Learn and practice meditation, improve harmony at home and at work, and build your wisdom and inner peace. This secular and modern approach to traditional Buddhist teachings is led by Ashley Davis, co-founder of The Center for Harmonious Living. Click here for more information about this event.

Ariel and Ursula's Under the Sea Halloween Party

The Storybook Character Company is thrilled to announce our monthly Storybook Workshop Series! Each month, join one of our Storybook characters for a themed craft (all supplies provided), story time, and more, held at The Well Community for women in Grossmont Center. Ariel and Ursula's Under the Sea Halloween Party Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 Session 1: 3:45-5 p.m. Session 2: 5:15-6:30 p.m. Included in this mini event is: Meet & Greet with Ariel (2023 Live Action Version) and Ursula (TWO NEW CHARACTERS FOR 2023!) Slime Craft- Choose between Mermaid Slime or Ursula's Magic Potion Slime Live Storytelling and Singing Performances Unique Photo Opportunities with either character, or both in front of a themed backdrop Mermaid Dancing Keepsake 4x6" autographed photo of Ariel and Ursula Wear your Halloween costume! The Storybook Character Company on Facebook / Instagram

After years in decline, U.S. drowning deaths are rising again

For the first time in decades, the number of drowning deaths in the United States is on the rise. Researchers say part of the reason for the spike is the pandemic when many pools were closed.

Union workers at Daimler Truck who make Freightliner and Western Star trucks and Thomas Built buses in North Carolina won significant raises and cost of living allowances.

UAW strike at Daimler Truck averted at 11th hour

More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.

Under Louisiana's abortion ban, doctors face penalties of up to 15 years in prison, $200,000 in fines and loss of their medical license. Dr. Neelima Sukhavasi, a Baton Rouge OB-GYN, says that doctors are scared. Here, Dr. Sukhavasi poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday, March 18, 2024.

Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals

A troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state's abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make pregnancy more dangerous.

Researchers say multiple factors are likely impacting early puberty, including obesity, stress and endocrine-disrupting hormones which are widespread in the environment.

Girls are getting their first periods earlier. Here's what parents should know

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. And the number of girls starting their period before age nine has doubled. Researchers say parents can help prepare their kids for early puberty.

William Mobley works with a framed picture of the Dalai Lama overlooking his office. Mobley is the director of the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion. May 9, 2024

UCSD institute teaches empathy and explores where it’s rooted in the brain

Neuroscientists said humans are hardwired to understand the feelings and needs of others. The Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion studies those neural networks and teaches medical professionals to make the most of them.

Lack of staffing led to 'deeply concerning' conditions at federal prison in Oregon

The shortage among the biggest obstacles facing the federal prison system and contribute to challenges at FCI Sheridan and other facilities, the Justice Department's inspector general says.

<em> The Washington Post</em>'s new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis, announced a newsroom leadership shakeup during a staff meeting on Monday.

'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

The Post's new CEO Will Lewis tried to stop the paper from publishing a story about allegations he faces in Britain. It wasn't the first time he's attempted to head off unwanted coverage. I know, because he tried to do that to me in December.

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